Maltese falcon makes a comeback

Ornithologists say three pairs of the peregrine falcon are known to be breeding in the archipelago for the first time since the 1980s

The return of the peregrine falcon to Malta, known to some as the "Maltese falcon", has excited hopes that the iconic bird is making a comeback.

At least one breeding pair was caught on film last week by a German-based NGO, Campaign Against Bird Slaughter (CABS), and according to local experts there may now be as many as three pairs of breeding peregrine falcons on the Maltese archipelago for the first time since the 1980s.