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45 just fledged
The female 45 just fledged by flying from nest turret to south west turret to get the food just brought in by mum
46 comes back to the fold
After spending all day in the south west turret male46 returned to the nest turret at 4.15 this afternoon. 48 has been in the north east turret for much of the day. The girls remain in the. nest.
2nd chick fledges in high winds
On a very gusty afternoon the second chick fledged. The other male, 46, flew down to the green roof on the west side of the cathedral and stayed for several hours hopping around in the gulley at the bottom of … Continue reading
You’ve been ID’d
The fledged chick (juvenile) is number 48! Thanks to Pete for the ID and picture
We have lift off
This morning one of the chicks has fledged. We don’t know which one but after all the hop flapping and jumping last night it wouldn’t be a surprise if it wasn’t 48. More news soon!
‘The Boys’
The boys (48 and 46) were have a look around and getting a bit of exercise yesterday afternoon in the drizzle. I wonder what they thought of that! There is a movie of them on the videos page. If you … Continue reading
It’s wet up here
On a very dull and damp Sunday afternoon the boys (46 & 48) have been up on the turret exercising their wings and demanding food from Mum and Dad who are sitting close by. Little do they know that soon … Continue reading
Fledging
The 4 chicks are now grown, and got their juvenile plumage. They will be starting to fly any moment now. They’ve been taking mini-flights onto the top of the nest box, and into the castellations of their turret, but haven’t … Continue reading
Night-time
People often ask what the peregrines get up to at night, if they sleep through or not. Well, I just had a look at the webcam (you can too – it’s available 24 hours via our home-page). It’s very windy … Continue reading
Pictures of the chicks as they are ringed
Here are pictures of the chicks as they are ringed. They are one of the girls 45 and both boys 46 and 48. The flying shot is mum making one of many noisy passes. More pictures to follow in gallery. … Continue reading