I was in a mediation (bored senseless) two weeks ago when my day was
enlivened by a peregrine moving past.
That was on Elizabeth Street, and the southern end of Hyde Park.
Alistair
2009/9/23 Ed Williams <>
>
> Hi Penny,
>
>
>
> There was a pair on top of the old American Express Building at the
> southern end of Hyde Park all last year - possibly breeding as they kept
> returning to the same part of the roof.
>
>
>
> Since they started building work there a few months ago they have moved off
> although occassionally seen in the area still (I last saw one around a month
> ago) - could it be the same birds?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Ed
>
> > Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:28:29 +1000
> > From:
> > To:
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Sydney - possible breeding Peregrines
> >
> > Dear all
> >
> > My son rang me late two nights ago, from his office (he is one of those
> > guys who works 16 hr days more often than not - for a bank) which is in
> > O'Connell Street, Sydney centre just up from Circular Quay. He could
> > hear a bird calling, high clipped piping calls, continuous. Of course
> > can't open windows and couldn't see anything and the noise was coming
> > from above - and he can't get on the roof. Then the calls got more
> > excited and he heard a different call as another bird arrived, making
> > similar noises and his attempts to imitate made me think of the kek kek
> > kek calls of the falcons . To me, his description sounded like a
> > Peregrine feeding a fledgling.
> >
> > Has any birder working in the City recently noticed Peregrines around?
> > And are they still nesting on the harbour bridge ? - I seem to remember
> > they were moved on when the bridge climb was set up.
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