As well as a small metal ring, the volunteers put a larger, plastic ring on the birds legs, which can be easily spotted by birdwatchers, allowing for easier tracing.
Ben Dolan, from the West Midlands Ringing Group, says putting on the rings while they are are chicks is easier as they stay calm – with adults much easier to catch.
Finding peregrines in urban areas is now very common, external, as the group said tall buildings often provide a secure spot for breeding.
In Stafford, the birds have a nesting box, and a camera to monitor their movements, provided by the building’s maintenance company CBRE.
According to the British Trust for Ornithology, birds ringed in the UK have been recorded as far afield as Morocco., external
“We are able to see that we’ve now got breeding pairs in Liverpool or Halifax,” he said.
“The chicks have gone from here, the parents have done a fantastic job, the birds have fledged, travelled, they’ve learned how to fly, learned how to hunt, they’ve travelled all around the world and now they’re the parents. It’s fantastic.”
But Dolan said, many return to their birthplace and take over the nest they were born in.
These birds are expected to fly their nest in August.