SINGAPORE – One of the three surviving chicks from Singapore’s only known breeding pair of peregrine falcons was found by a member of the public on the ground at South Bridge Road in the afternoon of April 7.

The juvenile bird, identified as “G00” through the green ring tag it sports around its leg, was quickly retrieved by contractors from the National Parks Board (NParks) and later assessed to be healthy after veterinary checks.

It was brought back to OCBC’s Chulia Street headquarters, where its nesting tray is, for release on the afternoon of April 8. It swiftly flew off, soaring across the Central Business District with its mother before they eventually separated.

The chick, now roughly 30cm tall – the length of an A4 sheet of paper – and weighing 750g, had fledged earlier this month. It had also started taking practice flights from its nesting tray, located in a recess above the 34th floor of the OCBC building. Adult birds usually measure around 38 cm to 48 cm.

Four peregrine falcon chicks – the second batch from the breeding pair – hatched in February 2026. NParks later launched a 24-hour YouTube livestream of the nest for the public to watch the birds grow up.