Parliament March 2026

Hi, where to start, lots going on with the pair and I am very pleased to report that, as of March, the female has now laid no less than 5 eggs!

A really good clutch and of the pairs that I am monitoring on camera, the 2nd lot of 5 so hopefully signs of another good year.

The male was feeding her well on the morning of my visit, a flyover Chaffinch was taken, I actually saw the flock going over, around 8 birds, and he went up and took one, this was then given to the female. Additionally later, after feeding himself on cached prey on Victoria Tower, he then flew to the nest box and called her out, males do love to incubate.


Previous to this visit, I visited Battersea Power Station on Saturday March 14th, the female there, now 16 years of age has been single since May 2025, the male having disappeared and last seen in April 2025.
Lots going on there with 4 Peregrines present at one time, all clashing as you would expect, however she has bonded/paired with a new male at her age.
It is one of the males from Parliament - white ringed ABB!

He was ringed at Parliament on May 28th 2024, when the nest site was on Victoria Tower, by Paul and Tom Maher from Parliament.
If you recall ABB was the long staying male at Parliament who overstayed his welcome after fledging and then staying into 2025, stealing cached prey meant for the chicks, I last saw him in May 2025, eventually driven off by the adults.

It again shows the value of the ringing scheme.

I will see how this pans out at the Power Station as time goes by, obviously she cannot breed with him, so it’s likely that to breed, he may well have to wait until she is ousted by another female.

As far as I am aware she is the oldest Peregrine in London, her last successful breeding was 2021, since then she has not produced an egg, she is ringed and on camera also, which is how I know it is the same female.


In regard to prey at Parliament, I had the male Peregrine retrieving prey on Victoria Tower, as you will see from the photos. I have since had this confirmed as a Little Grebe from the foot webbing.

This undoubtably was taken at night, Little Grebes are weak flyers and they move up and down the Thames flying just above the River, illuminated, no doubt the male has spotted it and took it.

All peregrines in London hunt at night and it often reflects in the prey that is taken, they are incredibly efficient adaptable hunters.

                                                      Male retrieving cached Little Grebe