As events played out on camera yesterday and we were able to review images of the dead falcon, it became clear that sadly it was very likely to be the missing female.” Other birds do turn up from time to time and in the past we’ve also had dead birds mistakenly identified as peregrines, so we feared the worst but hoped for the best. ![]() Speaking on behalf of Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, Head of Communications Erin McDaid said: “When we received the report of the dead bird our first concern was that it may be the female from the NTU nest, but we had no way of confirming this at the time. ![]() Later in the day the new falcon, thought to be a female, dramatically landed on the ledge and there was heated interaction between the birds. Yesterday, as the Trust made arrangements for the dead bird to be collected and examined to establish a likely cause of death, regular webcam watchers saw dramatic events play out – as a new falcon made daring swoops on the nest site, much to the distress of the resident male – known as Archie. The Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, which monitors the nest site in partnership with the University, was also informed that a dead peregrine has been found in the Lace Market area of the City. ![]() Over the weekend viewers became concerned that the female falcon, who had reared many chicks over a number of years and recently laid two eggs, was missing from the nest. Viewers of the peregrine falcon nest on top of Nottingham Trent University’s Newton Building in the city centre have been transfixed after a weekend of worry and dramatic scenes on the nest ledge yesterday Monday 22 March.
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