Frankie the flamingo missing after escaping from wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall

There have been sightings of Frankie in the local area but staff from the wildlife sanctuary are still searching for her. Photograph: Josh Ryan Murray/Paradise Park/PA

Frankie the flamingo may have been tickled pink when she escaped her wildlife sanctuary in Cornwall but her keepers are worried by her disappearance.

The four-month-old female flamingo managed to take flight on Sunday, despite having her feathers clipped, from the walled garden at Paradise Park near Hayle.