Aylesbury Peregrine Webcam – See Falcons on County Hall

The Aylesbury Peregrine Webcam looks straight into a peregrine falcon nest box on the 12th floor of County Hall, the Buckinghamshire Council tower on Walton Street in the middle of Aylesbury. Camera 1 takes the wide view: a wooden tray with a roofed back, a concrete ledge beside it, and the tiled roofs, brick frontages and trees of the town far below. Camera 2, in the second tab, sits lower and closer, looking right into the tray. The platform went up in 2010, a pair first tried to breed here in 2011, and birds have been present ever since. Eggs and chicks belong to spring and early summer, but the ledge is rarely forgotten for long: on an early October afternoon, a peregrine in adult plumage stood on top of the box while the low sun lit the rooftops behind it.

About the Aylesbury Peregrines and County Hall

County Hall is hard to miss. The Brutalist block was designed by county architect Fred Pooley and finished in 1966 after just two years of building, at a cost of 956,000 pounds. It rises 15 floors, about 61 meters (200 feet), over a town of mostly low-rise 18th-century streets, which is why it picked up the local nicknames Pooley’s Folly and Fred’s Fort. Buckinghamshire Council still uses it as offices, and to a falcon it is a cliff in the middle of town.

Peregrines first turned up around the tower in 2007. The nest platform was fixed in place on the 12th floor in 2010, the first breeding attempt followed in 2011, and live pictures have come from the ledge since that same year, with upgraded cameras added later. The two current streams have run under their present links since May 2025. The resident male wears a metal ring on one leg, although local watchers do not know where he was ringed.

The tray floor is thick with gray feathers left over from meals, and a diagonal brace runs under the front edge. From Camera 2’s lower angle, an incubating bird or a brood of chicks would fill much of the picture, while Camera 1 keeps the town in view. The 2026 season produced two young. One fledged well and kept returning to the ledge with confidence, while the other came down several times and was taken into care at Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital with a minor wing injury. A September update said it was on the mend. The busiest months on the cameras are roughly March to June, when eggs and then downy chicks sit in the tray. Outside that window the box is often empty, though the adults still use the ledge as a perch, so a look in autumn or winter can still find one. Britain’s peregrines mostly stay put through the winter, unlike the ospreys that can pass over Buckinghamshire each spring and autumn on their way between Scotland and West Africa, a journey traced on our bird migration map.

Weather and Climate in Aylesbury

Aylesbury has a mild, damp lowland climate. Average daytime highs run from around 7 C (45 F) in January to about 21 C (70 F) in July, with winter nights close to 2 C (36 F) and summer nights near 13 C (55 F). The nesting season falls in the cooler half of the year: April afternoons average about 13 C (55 F) and May about 16 C (61 F), so an incubating parent can spend long, chilly spells pressed flat over the eggs while wind and showers pass over the tower.

Light changes this view more than temperature does. On a clear autumn afternoon the low sun turns the tiled roofs gold and throws long shadows into the streets below the tower, as it did in early October. Winter brings short days and frequent gray skies. Summer gives the longest viewing days, which is typically when the young birds exercise their wings on the ledge before their first flights.

Things to Do Near Aylesbury

Most of central Aylesbury is within a short walk of County Hall. In the Old Quarter, the King’s Head, dating from 1455, is one of England’s best-preserved coaching inns, with St Mary’s Church and the 18th-century Prebendal House close by. Discover Bucks Museum holds around 130,000 items on the county’s archaeology, social history and natural history, and its Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery lets children climb inside James’s giant peach. For an evening out, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is in the town center, and Queens Park Arts Centre runs its own Limelight Theatre.

Further out, Waddesdon Manor, a French Renaissance-style chateau, is about 9 kilometers (5.5 miles) from the town center. The Buckinghamshire Railway Centre and Quainton Windmill are both around 9.5 kilometers (6 miles) away, Go Ape Wendover has treetop courses at a similar distance, and the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre is in Great Missenden, about 15 kilometers (9 miles) away. Aylesbury sits just north of the Chiltern Hills, so wooded hill walks are close at hand.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Aylesbury Peregrine Webcam located?

The cameras are on a ledge on the 12th floor of County Hall, the Buckinghamshire Council tower on Walton Street in Aylesbury town center, Buckinghamshire, England. Aylesbury lies about 58 kilometers (36 miles) northwest of central London in a straight line, just north of the Chiltern Hills.

What can you see on the Aylesbury Peregrine Webcam?

Camera 1 shows the wooden nest box, the concrete ledge beside it and the rooftops of central Aylesbury below. Camera 2 looks into the same box from a lower, closer angle, which suits eggs and chicks in spring.

When do the Aylesbury peregrines lay eggs?

Eggs and chicks are a spring event, and the tray is busiest from roughly March to June. The young usually stay around the tower for a while after their first flights, which is why fledglings can still turn up on the ledge in summer.

Are the Aylesbury peregrine falcons there all year?

Birds have been present at the tower every year since 2011, and the adults often use the ledge outside the breeding season. In early October 2026 a peregrine was standing on top of the nest box.

Did the Aylesbury peregrines raise chicks in 2026?

Yes, two. One fledged and kept returning to the ledge. The second fell several times, was taken to Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital with a minor wing injury, and by September was reported to be recovering.

What is the Aylesbury Peregrine Project?

It is the local effort behind the nest. Members installed the two live webcams at the top of the tower, and the nest platform has been in place since 2010. Bucks Bird Club also posts updates on the birds through the season.

What is the weather like in Aylesbury?

Mild and changeable. Average highs range from about 7 C (45 F) in January to about 21 C (70 F) in July, and winter nights hover around 2 C (36 F).

How fast is a peregrine falcon?

Peregrines are the fastest animals on the planet and can top 320 kilometers per hour (200 mph) in a hunting dive.

Source: Buckinghamshire Council