An adult male peregrine falcon has died in a collision with a vehicle just outside Romsey.
It’s believed he had dropped a prey item and was trying to retrieve it when the collision occurred.
He was born at St Mary’s Church, Andover in 2020.
The bird of prey had come to Romsey Abbey two years ago to mate with a female.
However, their nest was ruined by rain.
Last year they nested on the side of the abbey in a gully and four chicks were born.
Four peregrine chicks were born in May 2025 with one female and three males ringed, weighed, measured and swabbed Credit: Romsey Abbey
Keith Betton, Chair of Hampshire Ornithological Society, said: ” Now the adult male has died it is possible that the young male will stay around to take his father’s place.
“He is too young to breed until 2027 but if his mother is already carrying eggs and continues to lay them, he may well take on the role of a helper.”
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