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A towering tradition: the falcons that return each Easter - University of Birmingham

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A pair of Peregrine Falcons have nested in Old Joe’s tower every spring since 2013. But how did they come to be here? Every springtime, like clockwork, any major activity on the University of Birmingham’s iconic Old Joe tower must pause and take a four-month break, including no access to the bell chamber, to allow two very special guests to take up their annual residence. There are approximately only 1,800 pairs of Peregrine Falcons in the UK today, and we’re lucky to have one of those pairs consider our campus their preferred nesting spot. But this didn’t just happen by chance. Over the last 30 years, committed members of the University have worked hard to make these beautiful birds of prey feel right at home. Peregrines have been spotted around the campus site since the early 1990s, and it was Professor Graham Martin, Professor Emeritus of Avian Sensory Science, School of Biosciences, who took particular interest in the birds, having observed them using the Muirhead Tower as a viewin

A towering tradition: the falcons that return each Easter - University of Birmingham Skip to main content A towering tradition: the falcons that return each Easter A pair of Peregrine Falcons have nested in Old Joe’s tower every spring since 2013. But how did they come to be here? 15 April 2025 Share: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Email link to this page Share on weibo Every springtime, like clockwork, any major activity on the University of Birmingham’s iconic Old Joe tower must pause and take a four-month break, including no access to the bell chamber, to allow two ver

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