Category Archives: general

Eggs that is.  We are expecting the 4th tomorrow!!

Our monitoring equipment was down for a few days, so we’re not sure when the first egg was laid, either the 21st, or 22nd, but by the 23rd, there were two!  Another two are expected over the next few days, then … Continue reading →

Mum has been seen on camera really scraping out the nest and making it comfortable for her eggs.  The webcam should be live soon so that we can all watch the minute by minute events.  No eggs as yet.NEW UPDATE … Continue reading →

What looked to be a fairly unpromising, quiet day, turned out to be very exciting and action-packed!We arrived early afternoon to find dad sitting on his high spire perch, with no sign of mum.  Nothing happened for about an hour – then … Continue reading →

They’ve been seen mating!  Mum hasn’t yet settled into her scrape, but it certainly won’t be long before she does.  We’ll be monitoring closely and keeping you informed when anything exciting happens, eggs appearing etc…

Both birds seem to be getting rather excited and twitchy.  Over the last week or so, I’ve seen them both on the nest turret, popping inside, and sitting on a pinnacle above looking in.  Yesterday, dad was squawking and fidgety, … Continue reading →

Both Mum and Dad were sunning themselves on the Cathedral late yesterday afternoon.  Mum inspected the nest turret and Dad watched with interest and then disappeared from her prying eyes by perching on the ledge below the south west turret … Continue reading →

Mum has been sitting on the nest turret, while dad looks on from his perch high on the spire.  I haven’t seen her on there all winter, so I guess she’s starting to get a bit broody…

After a few months of things being very quiet, I saw a bit of action today.  One of the peregrines flew in from the north and hovered slightly before landing on the central blind window.  Shortly afterwards, the other came … Continue reading →

A  slightly unusual post – it’s 150 years since the spire of the cathedral collapsed and was subseqently replaced.  I arrived today to see a very, very long, rickety looking ladder on the balcony where the peregrines nest, going right … Continue reading →