Peregrine Falcon

A powerful falcon nesting on cliffs and some tall urban structures.

A recording has not been added yet. Use the identification notes below for now.

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Finding guide

Locally distributed

Choose the season, find the habitat, then watch patiently. Search guidance is not a measure of rarity or conservation status.

When to go: All year, but locally distributed
Where to start: Use public viewpoints well away from cliff edges and breeding colonies.
What to do when you arrive: From public viewpoints, scan the sky and outer rock faces for pointed wings and fast flight. This guide does not map nests; keep out of closed breeding areas.

Habitat and behaviour reference: BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · The practical steps are editorial advice based on the references, not live sightings.

To avoid disturbance, nests, roosts and sensitive breeding locations are not mapped for these birds. Use the habitat advice above to watch from a distance and record natural encounters only.

SPECIES NOTESSpecies notes

How to identify it

Dark hood and broad black moustache, pale breast and pointed wings. Adults are barred below; juveniles more vertically streaked. Robust build is more useful than apparent speed.

Habitat

Sea cliffs, rock faces, islands and adjacent open areas.

Behaviour

Hunts birds in flight and watches from high perches.

When to look

All year, but locally distributed

Where to look

Use public viewpoints well away from cliff edges and breeding colonies.

Reference photos do not show every sex, age, season or geographic form; use the identification notes too.

Further reading:BirdWatch Ireland ↗ · Wikipedia ↗

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