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

Standing guard

It’s that time when Mr Peregrine is called upon to stand guard over the nest, his missus and their eggs.  He really looks like he is taking it seriously at the moment.  Although he does his fair share of incubating, … Continue reading

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A bit of a scrap?

Have a look at the picture below?  I think he has a few feathers missing from the left breast.  Was this the result of a bit of a scrap with another bird?  Maybe you saw what happened.  If you have … Continue reading

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A full house

Monday saw the 4th egg in the nest so our family is now complete. We expect the eggs to start hatching around 23rd April.  They will hatch over a period of a few days as they are laid on different … Continue reading

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The fight for survival continues

The day: Sunday 22nd The time: 2.30 ish Once again Dad is called upon to protect the family home.  This time it was a buzzard that was interested.  The ensuing onslaught of blows from Dad on the buzzard was a … Continue reading

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Action Packed Afternoon – Sat 21st March

A sparrowhawk circled around the cathedral for a while, but the peregrines didn’t seem worried about it.  They seem to ignore it as long as it goes away again.  They did, however, have another more determined visitor.  This was another … Continue reading

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Eggs!

The RSPB are keeping an eye on the goings-on inside the nest via the camera, and have seen eggs!  Yesterday, three eggs had already been laid, the fourth will probably follow in the next day or two.  This explains why … Continue reading

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Ready Meal Saturday pm 14/3/09

Off she goes again asking for her dinner. He goes off and comes back with one of his out of date ready meals that he had prepared earlier. He keeps a secret stash in a turret out of her sight but … Continue reading

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A little something I prepared earlier

Today mum was sitting on top of the nest turret looking in, then dad returned to the cathedral after an outing – he was empty-handed!  She was not happy.  She shouted at him a lot, obviously expecting dinner.  Ah, but … Continue reading

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Full House

What a cold, grey afternoon!  It didn’t dampen the peregrines’ spirits though.  An hour before sundown, mum was sitting in the top of the nest turret looking out, and dad was in his favourite spot high on the spire.  She … Continue reading

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Interloper caught on camera

Making a hasty retreat the interloper was caught on camera – unfortunately there appears to be no rings so no means of identification therefore not likely to be a Chichester juvenile.  Our male prevails!!!

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