The history of Sussex Peregrines was thoroughly documented between 1904 and 1955, thanks largely to the efforts of John Walpole-Bond.
Sussex Peregrine Study is continuing this tradition with new research into numerous aspects of Peregrine biology and ecology.

By monitoring the status of Peregrines in Sussex since the late 1980's Sussex Peregrine Study finally confirmed the first successful post-pesticide breeding of the species in 1990. This ended an absence of the Peregrine from the region of over 35 years.

This work on the re-colonisation of a geographically isolated area is probably the only ongoing study of an emerging wild population of Peregrines.

"The Peregrines of the Sussex coast are the best documented population in Britain, thanks to the Herculean efforts of John Walpole-Bond, who observed them in every year from 1904-49."

Derek Ratcliffe.1980. The Peregrine Falcon

Bart 1958-2004

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