(1) We trust his spirit soars with the peregrines he so loved.(2) In 1999 peregrines were removed from the Endangered Species List.(3) By 1970, fewer than 40 breeding pairs of peregrines were known and the bald eagle seemed set to follow.(4) And 370 kilometres is much too fast - more like 330 or 340 kilometres per hour, and that's only on silver peregrines .(5) As soon as Jeff and I discovered that, the conversation quickly left talk of ivory-bills and on to the exciting flights of peregrines and Cooper's hawks.(6) Usually early migrants, the first ouzel's song echoes round the hills and the first birds fall prey to merlins and peregrines .(7) I've owned an American kestrel and a Harris hawk, and I exercised the peregrines at the sanctuary.(8) Boasting buzzards, merlins, kestrels, peregrines , and ospreys, the county has ten of a total UK species of 15-making it one of the nation's key habitats.(9) u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510There was a lot of anger in the area when someone killed those chicks - peregrines are rare and beautiful birds, protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act,u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb he said.(10) The fastest bird in the world and the largest native hawk in the UK, peregrines continue to suffer illegal human persecution despite their protected status.(11) Raptors - particularly buzzards, sparrowhawks and peregrines - are in abundance in the Scottish countryside.(12) Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, anyone who destroys or disturbs eggs, chicks or nests of birds such as goshawks and peregrines faces up to six months in jail and/or a fine of up to u00d4u00f6u00bcu251cu25515,000.(13) Young, captive peregrines from the far north have been experimentally released in suitable eastern habitats, even on high, cliff-like city buildings, and fed until able to hunt for themselves.(14) We were privileged to see minke whales, dolphins, otters and golden eagles, and I will never forget lying in the sun on Canna after lunch, watching three peregrines engaged in mock combat above while reliving my dive of that morning.(15) During this time, we collected 153 eggs, 87 from American peregrines and 66 from Arctic peregrines .(16) Observers recorded the presence of adult peregrines and attempted to classify individuals by sex at cliffs occupied by lone adults.
