Peregrines in flight, credit David ShawWith some apprehension I'm sitting waiting to have a trapped nerve resolved by an Osteopath and, looking from the clinic window I spot two peregrines.

The pair I've just spotted are plastic decoys on a roof in Hackney's Broadway Market. Presumably put there to scare off pigeons. I seem to come across peregrines wherever I go. On my hols my children, partner and me marvelled at a pair of peregrines at Cheddar Gorge and at least one more in Dorset near Lyme Regis. I'm sure I saw one near Penzance too. 

If you want to see the real thing, our Date at the Tate (Modern) Peregrine Watch ends this coming Sunday (13th September).

Running since July, it's been a roller coaster of an event. Our brilliant volunteers and staff have braved strong winds, driving rain, lecherous drunks and much more to show-off these magnificent kings of speed.

There are a known dozen breeding pairs of peregrines in the Capital. All are closely monitored and none were introduced, they simply arrived and settled down.

With London's slightly warmer urban climate, a surfeit of ledges to sit on and more feral pigeons to eat than you can imagine, these peregrines probably think they've died and gone to heaven. They still need our help though. Come and visit us by the Millennium Bridge and sign our Bird of Prey pledge to help save peregrines for the next generation to enjoy.