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Re: PEREGRINES IN SYDNEY

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Subject: Re: PEREGRINES IN SYDNEY
From: Lawrie Conole <>
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 09:06:25 +1000 (EET)
On 22 Mar 1997, John Clifton-Everest wrote:

> Are peregrines becoming an urban species in Australia just as they have in
> Europe in recent years?  (There have been successful nestings in the towers of
> Cologne Cathedral and in the Old Town Square of Prague.)  Over recent weeks I
> have experienced a real spate of peregrine sightings in various parts of
> Sydney -- in Balmain and the White Bay area in particular, though also

It's not uncommon to see them in town Melbourne and Geelong, Victoria. 
There's the famous pair nesting on the Optus building in the Melbourne
CBD, and breeding pairs on the edge of Geelong in a few directions.  I
occasionally see the city Peregrines monstering pigeons around North
Melbourne railway station, while I'm waiting for the train!  They've got a
way to go (in terms of being urbanised) to catch up with their extroverted
cousin, the Australian Hobby. 

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Lawrie Conole
Geelong, Victoria, Australia


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