Keith Betton  -  Return of the Peregrine

Keith has been studying Peregrines for 15 years and has been responsible for creating nesting sites for them on several key places such as Winchester Cathedral, where they have an online fan club of over 200,000 worldwide!  

 

This fantastic raptor has not always been so lucky, and for much of the last century it was in decline.  Keith will share his knowledge of their lifestyle and how the world's fastest bird is now making a comeback.

This new paper, published on World Curlew Day on 21 April 2022, describes the current and historical status of the Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata in an area of 1200 square kilometres centred on Banbury.   Click here to link to the paper Read more ...

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