Tree-nesting Peregrine Falcons

Tree-nesting Peregrine Falcons

In 2022, Peregrine Falcons Falco peregrinus bred in an old Raven Corvus corax nest on a gantry associated with electricity pylons in Rutland. They fledged two young, which remained in the general area until November. After the young had fledged, the nest was removed by authorities. On 4th April 2023, a pair of Peregrines was observed at a Carrion Crow C. corone nest in the canopy of a large Ash Fraxinus excelsior tree, some 600 m from the 2022 gantry nest site. Breeding at this crow nest was successful, with three fledged young present on the nest on 20th June and both adults nearby.

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