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Birds of prey

A close-up of the hawk sitting on a glove on Steve's hand. Its face is seen from the side with a curved, sharp beak that is yellow and silver. It has a brown eye.

Flamstead Hawk update reveals he has 'calmed down'

A falconer is now working to rehabilitate the bird - called Bomber - after it attacked villagers.

Beds, Herts & Bucks

A stock picture of a peregrine falcon.

Peregrine falcon pair die within days of each other

The cause of the birds' deaths is being investigated but they have not been reported to the police.

A peregrine falcon is standing on stones in between two parts of the cathedral. The grey feathered bird of prey is looking down at two brown eggs.

Falcons lay two eggs after first clutch destroyed

The wildlife trust says "it shows just how resilient nature can be".

Beds, Herts & Bucks

A falcon sits by one chick with an un-hatched egg to its right.

Livestream cathedral peregrine chick dies

A livestream of the nest went down overnight, leaving what happened to the chick unknown.

Hereford & Worcester

Osprey bird with four eggs

Osprey eggs set to hatch for second consecutive year

Osprey pair lay four eggs for the second year in a row which is unusual as they usually lay three.

Peregrine close up of its blue/grey head and top of its wings, which are folded back. It has yellow on its beak and around its eyes, and has a white neck and breast, speckled with grey/blue

Watch: Cathedral's first 2025 peregrine hatched

Adults bring meat for the fluffy chick after it hatches next to a live cam overlooking a city.

An adult peregrine falcon sitting on top of four chicks that have recently hatched.

Four peregrine falcon chicks hatch at town hall

A 24-hour live video feed of the birds' nest shares updates on their progress.

Coventry & Warwickshire

A peregrine falcon sitting on a group of eggs and looking at a camera. The nest is on the spire on top of Norwich Cathedral.

Drone spotted dangerously close to falcon nest

The aerial camera has been flown illegally just as the peregrine falcon eggs are about to hatch.

Two falcons on a perch. The birds are slightly apart. The appear to be in an inside enclosure.

Arrest over missing peregrine falcons and eggs

Police say evidence suggested the birds that were stolen or escaped had "suffered terribly".