At the beginning of the 20th century, Peregrine Falcon was a widespread species in the whole territory of Poland, however not numerous. It was met most often on territory of Warmia and Mazury (N-E Poland). Polish pre-war literature about Peregrine Falcon’s presence is scanty, but after the 2nd World War information about this species is scanty as well. Poland was a centre for tree-nesting population, which original area starts in the N-E Germany and covers lowlands of Belarus and central Russia.

Sudden decrease of the population has been noticed near 1950. Nests of the Peregrine Falcon on the territory of Poland were last seen in 1964 in the Krakow district as well as in Koszalin and Wroclaw district.

Polish falconers First started in the late 70’s first tests of breeding in captivity of the Peregrine Falcon, and first results have been reached in the middle of 80’s. When at the beginning of the seventies, Polish falconry has been reborn, Peregrine Falcon has been already vanished from the territory of Poland, and that was the reason why all birds in Polish breedings were from west European breeding centres. All birds represent nominative sub-species of the Peregrine Falcon, and its ancestor com from the German, Scotch and Scandinavian populations.

Reintroduction began in the year 1990 and it was held mostly on the forested areas, partially in the mountain (Pieniny) and in the cities (Warszawa, Krakow). Currently in the work coordinated by Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus peregrinus ) Reintroduction Council in Poland, in the breeding activities there are engaged 5 breeding centres and several accompanying institutions under surveillance of the Ministry of Environment.

In the years 1990-2006 there have been ca 300 Peregrine Falcons reintroduced together, and there have been hatch out ca 80 nestlings in the natural hatches. From about mid 90’s Peregrine Falcons can be seen more often in their natural environment.

In 1998 the first Wild nest of the Peregrine Falcon was found in Warsaw, since that number of known wild nests increases. In the year 2005 we are aware of 10 breeding pairs, where most of them comes from our reintroduction. We know also about several birds reintroduced or born wild in Poland having their nests in Germany as well. We expect similar number of breeding pairs in the forests, however we were not able to locate them so far.