Peregrines have colonized urban environments across the UK, nesting on cathedrals, office buildings, and bridges, with distinctive urban welfare challenges.
Urban peregrine welfare is shaped by the transition to city environments that offer abundant prey but novel hazards. Nest sites on building ledges lack the natural concavities of coastal cliffs, leading to egg and chick loss when sites are not managed. Chick survival benefits from volunteer monitoring groups who return fallen chicks to ledges. Glass building collisions kill both adults and juveniles. Rodenticide contamination through pigeon prey affects liver function and can cause fatal haemorrhage. The presence of urban peregrines creates conservation engagement opportunities that build public support for raptor protection broadly.