Birding The Nothe
Peregrine Falco peregrinus
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2004 - Not so good this year, with eight bird-days, and no multiples. However one that actually perched on the fort on 27 Jan was the first noted to land here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days noted | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2003 - A record year, with 15 bird-days, and a record max of three seen together on 21 Nov (G&SB). Three other multiple occurrences were pairs seen on 13 Mar, and 13 & 18 Nov; on the latter occasion the pair was seen to hunt as a team, so we may expect more of these multiples!
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days noted | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
2002 - An average year, with 6 bird-days, but the first multiple occurrence - a pair flying around the fort on 22 June. Other dates were 10 May, 4 Jul, 25 Sep and 7 Oct.
2001 - In contrast with Kestrel, increasing, with 7 bird-days this year from 11 Feb to 21 Oct.
2000 - A good showing, with three records - one 30 May, one 1 Aug and one 14 Sep.