Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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 Wider Countryside Report
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Regional Trends:
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No regional trends available
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Distribution:
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No distribution maps available
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
1530 pairs
in 2002
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First Record:
Shetland, 1835
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP (2011) British Birds 104:476-537
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Conservation Status:
GREEN
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Races of Concern:
peregrinus AMBER (European Concern)
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
11 to 24 thousand pairs
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), CITES(I)
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Survey Results:
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BirdTrack
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
52 x 41 mm
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Egg Weight:
48.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
103
(more would be welcome!)
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Clutch Size:
3 - 4 eggs
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3.28 ± 0.74 (2 - 5) N = 475
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Incubation:
31- 33 days
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31.11 ± 1.56 (29.5 - 33.5) N = 475
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by the:
Female (occ. Male)
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Fledging:
39 - 40days
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39.44 ± 2.41 (35 - 44) N = 1214
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as:
Altricial, downy
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Nest Record Scheme data
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First Clutches Laid:
6 Apr (23 Mar - 28 Apr)
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Number of Broods:
1
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Trends in Breeding Productivity
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Number Ringed:
280
(Annual Totals)
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Adult Survival:
0.800
± 0.054
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Juvenile Survival:
0.544 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
2
years
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Typical Lifespan:
6
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
17 years 2 months 1 days (set in 2001)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
G
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Weight
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Other Names
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Peregrine Falcon
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Gaelic:
Seabhag-ghorm
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Welsh:
Hebog Tramor
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Danish:
Vandrefalk
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Dutch:
Slechtvalk
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Finnish:
Muuttohaukka
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French:
Faucon pèlerin
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German:
Wanderfalke
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Hungarian:
Vándorsólyom
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Icelandic:
Förufálki
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Irish:
Fabhcún Gorm
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Italian:
Pellegrino
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Norwegian:
Vandrefalk
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Polish:
Sokól wedrowny
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Portuguese:
Falcão-peregrino
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Spanish:
Halcón peregrino
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Swedish:
Pilgrimsfalk
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Baker, J.A. 1967 The Peregrine Collins, London
[598.53 BAK]
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Ratcliffe, D. 1993 The peregrine falcon Poyser, London
[598.53 RAT]
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
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Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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