Where else to see peregrines

MOUNTAIN A classic location and a wonderful setting to see a peregrine, although you will need luck. August and September are particularly good times, when the parent-reliant young are still on the wing. Prey here can be anything from wheatears to ptarmigan. SEA CLIFFS Any coastal area of Britain with cliffs will have peregrines. The Sussex coast near the Seven Sisters is particularly good. Close views are often possible as peregrines soon learn that people can’t get anywhere near them when they are perched on a cliff face.

ESTUARY

In winter, an influx of peregrines arrive from northern areas like Scandinavia, and often hunt on the wading-bird rich estuaries of Britain. Look for mass panic in the sky with tens of thousands of birds rising as one and you’ll be certain to see a hunting peregrine.

CITY

All cities now have their own resident peregrines: buildings are rock faces to these birds. Power stations, churches and communication towers all provide nesting sites and food is never a problem, with large populations of feral pigeons and gulls hanging around the refuse tips.