Unfortunately for our young Black-Chested Buzzard-Eagle chick, parents Lulu and Saus didn’t quite know what to do. Fortunately, our pair of foster parent Common Buzzards took over the role as mum and dad and did a brilliant job of raising him. We can't wait to see him soaring high and, if he is anything like his mum, stooping back spectacularly.

The two most recent chicks to have hatched here at the centre said hello for the first time recently. On the left is a Secretary Bird and the slightly older bird on the right is a Gymnogene or African Harrier-Hawk. Although these species are entirely different and unique, they both have incredibly long legs. Click Here to see a sweet video of the Gymnogene learning how to use his legs.

This year's breeding season has been incredibly successful so far. The three pictured birds (from left to right) are some of the chicks we've hatched this year: one of two Boobook Owls, Barred Owl and one of two Yellow Headed Caracaras. The Boobook Owl pictured has been successfully raised by it's parents and it's brother or sister has been hand-raised by us.

For a number of years, our building has been chosen as an appropriate home by a wild Barn Owl. This year, she had her 9th birthday and successfully hatched 5 chicks! This is an extroidainary achievement and we are so pleased to be able to watch them grow up on our CCTV footage.

This handsome young chap is our Critically Endangered Hooded Vulture chick, the first chick of 2022 bred here at Cotswold Falconry. Almost completely grown-up, we have started glove-feeding him and encouraging him to walk around. We look forward to flying him in displays in the future.

A staff outing to the Hawk Conservancy to make our latest donation to the International Vulture Program.

Regular visitors of the centre will be aware of the massive decline in old world vulture populations due to widespread poisoning, among other issues. Here at the Cotswold Falconry Centre, we have made efforts to breed these Critically Endangered Vultures (successfully breeding a Hooded Vulture this year already) with the goal of creating a solid captive population. We have also made donations via the Hawk Conservancy Trust, to the International Vulture Program, in order to provide funding for the creation of Poison Response kits and the training to be able to use them. We were fortunate enough to make our latest donation in person.

A beautiful Vermiculated Eagle Owl called Muggy and a gorgeous Northern Hawk Owl (pictured) have joined the Owl Experience team here at Cotswold Falconry from our friends at ICBP. Their progress during training has exceeded our expectations and they are now taking part in Owl Experiences and displays. For more information about booking an Owl Experience, please Click Here.

After the hatching of our Critically Endangered Hooded Vulture chick, we are excited to tell you about the success of some of our other pairings. Our Bald Eagles and Lugger Falcons welcome 3 chicks each! Please visit our Facebook Page for videos and images of the new arrivals. Additionally, our Palm Nut Vultures have hatched a chick for the second year in a row.. see picture of big brother Louie.

Our Cotswold Falconry team were lucky enough to have a little staff outing to the British Archives of Falconry. 

Thank you to Paul Beecroft and Mark Upton for taking the time to provide an interesting explanation of the fantastic resource. We are very happy to support this charity that is doing a great job of maintaining and protecting an important part of our heritage. To find out more about the British Archives of Falconry, please visit thier Facebook Page.

The new season is officially upon us and we are happy to announce the arrival of our first chick of 2022. Our Critically Endangered Hooded Vultures have successfully welcomed a healthy chick. We hope this will be the start of a very successful breeding season.