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The life of the famous Chichester Peregrines that live on the cathedral spire.

Mums day off

Well ok maybe it wasn’t the whole day – but certainly this afternoon she was relaxing and sunning herself whilst Dad was in charge of the eggs!  a few stretching exercises, inspection of the talons and a quick wash and … Continue reading

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Mum Rejects Interloper

Until Sunday things had been very relaxed in the nest turret, but when the weekend’s nestcam footage was reviewed an amazing episode came to light.The female Chichester bird had been panting in the hot sun whilst brooding. She suddenly began … Continue reading

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Heatwave

It seems the birds have been struggling with the sudden heatwave.  For the first couple of days they were sitting on the north side of the cathedral in the shade, although yesterday I did see dad preening in the sun … Continue reading

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Webcam is Go!

Great news – the webcam connection has been fixed and is now working nicely. Even more exciting is that the camera’s faulty night-vision has been sorted-out. It was a matter of changing to a more powerful battery and no approach … Continue reading

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Webcam

Having reported last night that it is now available, I notice this morning it is not working.  Sorry about this, the fault unfortunately is with the connection to the server.  Let you know as soon as I can that it … Continue reading

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Webcam latest

The live webcam is now available via a link on the home page of www.chichesterperegrines.co.uk.  Please note it is only available between 7 am and 7 pm (don’t ask!).  The live picture is really good quality.  Well done Carnyx and … Continue reading

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Surprise Guest

There was consternation amongst the bird life around Chichester Cathedral this morning as a large raptor flew past the building. This time it wasn’t a Red kite or Common buzzard causing the fuss, but an Osprey, right over the middle … Continue reading

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Great picture of Mum in the nest turret

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Eggs

I am sorry to say that the planned link with the webcam is still not available,  however we are able to see some of the short clips of action on the nest thanks to the generosity of the RSPB and … Continue reading

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First pictures of the eggs

Here is the first picture taken from the camera on the nest.More in the March gallery of this website.Hopefully the camera will be live on the web soon – will keep you updated.    

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