Peregrine Falcons return to Melbourne CBD

The Collins Street falcons are back!

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).

Last year, all three chicks successfully fledged from the ledge – although one bird was later rescued, rehabilitated and released after a misadventure in the CBD.

The 367 Collins Street Falcons Livestream is led by the Victorian Peregrine Project (VPP), established by Peregrine expert and member of the BirdLife Australia Raptor Group (BARG) Dr Victor Hurley, in partnership with Mirvac.

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.