Peregrine Falcons return to 367 Collins Street

Live stream returns as famous falcons lay first eggs of the season

The falcons have landed, and your favourite reality TV show is back for another season.

A pair of Peregrine Falcons have returned to nest atop a skyscraper on Melbourne’s Collins Street, and the hugely popular 24-hour live stream of their nest is back online.

The pair have laid two eggs so far, much to the delight of their many adoring fans. Now, we wait for the eggs to hatch (in around 33 days’ time).

There are high hopes for this season, after a different Peregrine pair were forced to abandon their non-viable eggs at the site almost a year ago.

This year, an additional camera means we’ll be able to watch from all angles as the falcons grow from tiny balls of fluff into fearsome rulers of Melbourne’s skies. ⁠ 

The 367 Collins St Falcons Live Stream was started seven years ago by the Victorian Peregrine Project (VPP), an initiative of BirdLife Australia’s Raptor Group. The falcons have been using the nest boxes on the building’s ledge since the early 1990s.⁠ 

We wish the next generation of Collins Street falcons all the best! 

Watch: tune into the 24-hour livestream

  Facts about Peregrine Falcons

• Peregrine Falcons are the fastest animals on earth and are formidable hunters, capable of diving at breakneck speeds of over 300km/h before striking down their unsuspecting prey. They feed mostly on small to medium-sized birds, especially pigeons.  
• Pairs mate for life, and will lay a clutch of up to four eggs each season. In the early nestling stages, the male will bring all the food to the nest for the female to feed to their young. Both adults will hunt for their chicks until they’re old enough to fledge (typically around 40 days after hatching), and will teach them how to hunt. 
• As Peregrine Falcons are fiercely territorial, parents will drive their fledglings away from home to establish their own territories once they make their first kill.