Four years of campaigning has finally paid off
Hopes are high that a new family will take flight at Salford Quays this year. After four years of campaigning by one woman a pair of peregrine falcons are to get a little help to breed.
Their nest has been on the ledge of the Blue Tower on a far corner. Since 2019, the Manchester Raptor Group has been lobbying land and property giants Peel, who own both buildings for permission to install a device on one of the blocks to give them shelter which they believe would ensure the falcons were able to raise a family.
Judith Smith, of the Manchester Raptor Group, and formerly Bird Recorder for Greater Manchester from 1992 to 2011, who has led the campaign to assist the falcons, said: "Finally after four years' effort it was installed on the Holiday Inn on Monday. The pair often roost on the green lettering of Holiday Inn and the tray is in an alcove just round the corner so they can't miss it.
"The reason they have not been successful so far, in my opinion, is that they need to have some kind of anchor to lay the eggs in, so they don't roll about. A tray would also protect the eggs from chilling as they are currently in direct contact with concrete which is another reason why we think the attempts to breed have failed."
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