The rise of the urban falcon
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 2, 2024
The falcons’ low-point was 1963, when only three breeding pairs were known in southern England, and only 13% of Welsh eyries were occupied. The peregrine’s comeback was due to protection and the birds’ own powers of recovery. It is good to report, too, that the clergy has been generally supportive of their high-rise tenants.
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