Glasgow Peregrine Project 

John Simpson (Clyde Area Local Recorder)

3 October 2024
Screenshot of a bird of prey standing on the ledge of a tall building with university buildings in the background
Screenshot from Glasgow University Peregrine webcam (copyright Clyde SOC)

John is based in Cardross and is the Clyde Area Local Recorder. He has been involved in ornithology since boyhood and is a former chair of the SOC Clyde Branch, the Central Scotland Raptor Study Group, BTO

Regional Representative and was the founder of the Bean Goose Study Group. A retired police officer he is the recipient of a number of conservation awards.

This talk covers the partnership project focusing on the city’s raptors, particularly the Peregrine Falcon. The project brings together all the city’s wildlife groups to support each other’s objectives and bring some positivity to conservation action within Glasgow and further afield.