Gloucestershire Raptor Monitoring Group’s popular programme of talks continues on Thursday 6th March, when Ed Drewitt will talk about “City Falcons – the Rise of Urban Peregrines”.
Ed is one of the group’s key fieldworkers, ringing raptors and training other ringers. He is a freelance naturalist and learning consultant and specialises in taking people out to see and hear wildlife, particularly in the Forest of Dean where he lives. He has been studying urban Peregrines for almost 27 years and is currently in his final year of completing a PhD on their diet at the University of Bristol. He is the author of Urban Peregrines, Raptor Prey Remains and Bird Pellets.
Peregrines have become more urban during the past 30 years, including in Gloucestershire where they can be found in most of the large towns and cities, often on churches and cathedrals. Ed will be revealing more about what we know about urban Peregrines, what makes them tick, where their young disperse once they leave the nest and what they like to eat throughout the year.
Tickets: Standard £8; Full-time students £4; Under-18s free.
Simply reserve a ticket and pay cash on the door by emailing [email protected], stating how many tickets you would like.
Alternatively, tickets are available now from Eventbrite via this link:
City Falcons – the rise of urban Peregrines Tickets, Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM | Eventbrite
There is no online booking fee.
Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start. There’s a bar; under-18s must be accompanied.
We look forward to seeing you there. There’s also a flyer, link here https://mcusercontent.com/d8d7c73050a59df6c06c8f6e6/files/f6fd30b2-81e1-f595-e246-0c5dd2653a53/Ed_Drewitt_talk_Flyer_A4.pdf
*You might also like to make a diary note that on Thursday 3rd April we are delighted to be welcoming Dr Sophie-Lee Williams, who leads the project to reintroduce White-tailed Eagles to South Wales and the Severn Estuary. She will talk about these amazing birds and give us an insight into the project’s progress.