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It may not be the best picture but it is the first posted of the birth of our first chick.

The first egg is starting to hatch right now (3pm) – if you can, watch on live webcam, link from our home-page.  Mum is sitting tight at the moment, but she will move at some point, exposing the newly hatched … Continue reading →

The first egg is hatching as I am writing this.  3.00 pm today!!

We’ve got one very hot mama, panting in the heat, sitting on – oh dear, still 4 eggs!  Waiting with baited breath for the first chick to appear…  Pop to the cathedral to share in the anticipation if you can, or … Continue reading →

There hasn’t been much to see at the cathedral today – mum was sitting on the north side of the spire in the shade for a long time before going back into the nest.  Dad was seen flying very high … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →