Peregrine Falco peregrinus

Scarce passage migrant

The first records of this species date back to the end of the 19th Century. Two pairs were documented by Evans and Buckley (Evans and Buckley, in Pennington, et al., 2004). In the early 20^th Century islanders reported the odd pair nesting, but not on an annual basis.

In 1955, a pair were on territory on the Noup (Furness, 1983).

A single bird displaying at the Kame is the last known sign of breeding on the island (Furness, 1983).

Since then, birds have been observed in nearly all months, mainly September – October. No more than 3 or 4 birds are seen annually.