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Alcoa Anglesea Peregrine Falcon Webcam
Alcoa Anglesea has been home to a pair of Peregrine Falcons since 1991. In 2003, a new pair adopted the power station as a nest site. After two failed nesting attempts on the station itself, environmental staff installed a nest box for the pair on the site's water tower in 2004. From 2006, a live webcam broadcast images from the nest box across the world. Unfortunately, due to continuing aggression from the pair towards employees, the nest box was relocated in 2010 from the water tower to a stand-alone location away from our main buildings.
Unfortunately for the last two years Ava and Havoc chose not to use the nest box in this location, instead nesting on the power station. This lead to two failed nesting attempts where eggs were laid but didn’t hatch. This year the nest box has been moved to a new location closer to the power station. Keep updated on the pair's 2012 activity here.
The most serious threats facing Peregrines in Victoria are illegal persecution and the continuing loss and disturbance of suitable nest sites. Only 3% of Peregrine nests found in Victoria are on man made structures, so Alcoa Anglesea is pleased to be able to provide a safe and secure site for this pair of Peregrine Falcons.
Alcoa has an ongoing interest and involvement with Peregrine Falcons in Victoria, with both the Anglesea and Point Henry sites working alongside the Victorian Peregrine Project (VPP) to assist
with research and conservation of the species. This work is part of the environmental management work underway at each Alcoa site to reduce our environmental footprint and promote conservation.
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