Gyr-Tec takes pride in producing large white Gyr falcons and their hybrids.

Gyr-Tec is owned and managed by James Buttle and partners. James started his falconry career, as a boy, flying a kestrel in Coventry. He became a member of the British Falconry Club in 1967, whereupon he graduated to hunting with goshawks and peregrines.

In 1996, James became the first falconer in two hundred years to work for the Royal Armouries of England. He was Master Falconer at the prestigious Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds for five years. He has published several articles on training falcons and eagles.

James' passion has always been flying long wings (Peregrines, Sakers and Gyr/Gyr hybrids) at game. Breeding falcons was a natural extension of this passion, and Gyr-Tec was born when James Buttle moved to South Africa in 2001. This year, it was time to return to the UK. Gyr-Tec, with all its breeding stock, was translocated to their new home in southern Scotland.

Our aim is to produce large good-natured falcons that enter well to quarry species. The progeny from each pair is evaluated. We score on physical characteristics such as weight and size, but also on ease of manning, time to hunting and hunting ability. Feed back from clients in this regard is invaluable. Our breeding programme is then amended and tailored to increase the percentage of ideal hunting falcons. This allows us to breed the falcons you are looking for.