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Windhover – A Year among Kestrels

16th September 202516th September 2025 Ian Short Indoor meeting

Many thanks to Laurence Rose for a fascinating talk about the many things he learned during his year devoted to studying the family of Kestrels living in his area. Click the ‘Continue reading’ button to activate the links, then you will find the slides from this talk are now here. The story will soon be […]

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Raptor (Birds of Prey) Persecution

15th September 202314th January 2026 Ian Short Indoor meeting
Peregrine

Many thanks to Howard Jones of the RSPB for his excellent and informative, but very disturbing, talk about the illegal persecution of Birds of Prey that is still happening in our countryside. Please click the Continue Reading button to find a link to a video of the same talk that Howard did recently for a […]

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Peregrine Watch, Saturday 15th June 2019

16th June 201914th January 2026 janice kidd News
Peregrine Watch

Saturday saw another very successful peregrine watch with more than 150 people stopping to look through the scopes at the birds on the Town Hall and St Chads Church. It was very uplifting to see the enthusiasm and joy in people who are so pleased that the birds have nested here in Rochdale. All kinds […]

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