Exciting times ahead with the - RSPB Liverpool Peregrine Project

One of Liverpool's Peregrine Falcons 

The peregrine is a large and powerful falcon. It has long, broad, pointed wings and a relatively short tail. It is blue-grey above, with a blackish top of the head and an obvious black 'moustache' that contrasts with its white face. Its breast is finely barred. It is swift and agile in flight, chasing prey.

The strongholds of the breeding birds in the UK are the uplands of the north and west and rocky seacoasts. Peregrines were at a low point in the 1960s due to human persecution and the impact of pesticides in the food chain. Improved legislation and protection has helped the birds to recover and they have now expanded into many urban areas.

However, they are still persecuted - birds are illegally killed to prevent predation on game birds and racing pigeons. They also have eggs and chicks taken for collections and falconry. Peregrines are a Schedule 1 listed species of The Wildlife and Countryside Act.

 

Peregrine's in the last 20 years have become town centres birds. Finding buildings like Cathedrals, churches or shopping centres as new nesting places. Cities have also become great places for finding lots of prey species. 

Follow the trials and tribulations of a Liverpool nesting pair who have had huge support off RSPB Liverpool.

👀So make a note in your diary - Wednesday  17th   March  7:00 pm.

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For joining details /passcode. 

Please email RSPB Group Leader Chris Tynan  -christtynan@aol.com 

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BTO's National Nest Box Week 14-21 February

National Nest Box Week is great for birds. Starting on St Valentine's Day,it's the time we remind ourselves to provide homes for dozens of species, from Blue Tits to Barn Owls.

If you've never built a nest box before, why not give it a go this year? Or if you haven't got the time, it's easy to buy a good one. Go on, take part for Britain's birds!

NNBW aims to:

Encourage everyone to put up nest boxes in their local area in order to promote and enhance biodiversity and conservation of our breeding birds and wildlife.

The natural nest sites on which many of our bird species depend, such as holes in trees and buildings, are fast disappearing as gardens and woods are ‘tidied’ and old houses are repaired. Since National Nest Box Week was launched in 1997, thousands of enthusiastic naturalists across the UK have put up boxes to compensate for this loss. It is estimated that there are now 5-6 million boxes in gardens across the UK.

http://www.bto.org/nnbw/index.htm