Male flew through Castlefield basin this lunchtime causing a Pigeon panic but just ignored them & continued onwards towards Hulme.

At least one individual hunting over Spinningfields/ Manchester Centre area throughout today and yesterday.

Three individuals all seen at once at 16:45 today.

Tom

I have been watching the birds for a while now and they seem to be spending most of their time on the town hall and on the CIS building and occasionally dropping by the Arndale tower. The male bird is the one that took over from the injured male last year and was originally ringed as a chick in Rochdale.

Late edit: I have not witnessed any mating.

The traditional site is close to the city centre. I believe the nest tray at this site is in a poor condition and in my view should be removed to prevent the birds attempting to breed there. The area around the nest tray will also be subject to disturbance till mid June.

A pair of Peregrines were on the CIS tower today. I was not able to confirm the identity of the individual birds. I would dearly love to know which male is with the female. I have heard 3 stories about what happened to last year's male which was taken into care. Was it released, did it escape? Sadly I was in hospital so could not monitor the situation.

Images attached, a male is on the 'e' and a female on the 'c'.

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Steve'

I am 100% sure you were not wrong and I am 100% sure the juvenile seen by an unnamed observer is not from the Manchester nest site that we both observed this year.
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I have watched the birds extensively over the last few weeks. Most will be aware that the town hall nest site had to be blocked up. If the birds were to breed this year then they needed to find a new scrape or tray. They have indeed found a new place to nest and whilst I cannot be certain it is my belief the female started sitting on the 3rd April. I found the nest only a few days before so my interpretation of events might be wrong. Since my finding the nest site I have seen several male birds casing out the location. One or more of them seemed unfamiliar with building structures and when they came low they collided with the structures and the glass. They found difficulty accessing the nest site. A second cal yr bird (juvenile plumage) was also seen. I do not know if it was a male or female but it was tolerated by one of the intruding males. I do not know if they were a pair. It managed to fly into the nest area then left. The sitting female was unmoved by the second cal yr bird (perhaps last year's juv?) I have not seen it since.

A few days ago I reported to the Manchester Raptor Study Group that the male was missing and I was concerned. On Thursday night I spent time looking for the bird's body over one quarter of Manchester and on Friday morning/midday I looked in another quarter and found no dead peregrine. A member of the public who was familiar with me said that a falcon was on the floor at Piccadilly bus station and that I should go over. I raced over thinking I'd be finding a dead bird but to my delight I saw a circle of people surrounding a standing bird. He looked stunning! I was breathless! The bird had been seen by a gentleman call Zaf, A Stagecoach inspector. He had the good sense to call over some PCSO officers from Greater Manchester Police who stood with the bird for a very long time indeed making sure it came to no harm before being helped. I met and thanked Ryan King (RSPCA) who gracefully took hold of the peregrine and placed it in a box and took the bird to a vet who I understand indicated a minor fracture. I thanked the PCSOs and the Stagecoach inspector and spoke to his bosses commending his observations and actions.

When the male was taken into care another male bird (a 2018 Rochdale chick) has come on the scene. He initially found it difficult to access the ledge but on Saturday the female seemed receptive and accommodating. I did not see the male bring food in but I saw the female take some away from the nest area.

In accordance with my agreement with the the Raptor Group it would not be appropriate for me to indicate the nest site location and as yet the building owners are not aware. With regret I have now left the Raptor Group and hoping to get better respect elsewhere.

I have gathered a few photos taken recently and attached them here. I will show another in due course which shows the male in an urban landscape. I'm sure some will say ugh why did you bother take that?

Wild Wings have him. Apparently he has a fractured wing but should heal fine. 

6am this morning over Cross Street, a pair of Peregrines were interacting just over rooftop height, the female of which was carrying a prey item which seemed to have quite long legs. As they moved off NW out of view they were followEd by a very fast moving male bird (on size) heading in the same direction.