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Saturday was beautiful, so a visit to Chichester was the order of the day.  First stop the Cathedral – and there, as soon as we looked to the spire, was Dad in his usual place on the north face.  As I … Continue reading →

I arrived at the cathedral today to find dad flying around above the green.  It’s the first time I’ve seen one flying for several weeks – they sit still for hours!  After he landed, I walked around to see if I … Continue reading →

Both parents are still enjoying each others company, despite the youngsters having left.  I frequently see them sitting together on the cathedral, often mirroring one another like bookends (that’s a sign of attraction isn’t it?  Bodes well for next year…).  Today … Continue reading →

Yesterday our girl number 34 was spotted by another eager photographer over at Rottingdean enjoying herself and giving the pigeons something to think about by flying low enough for her ring number to be identified.  She picked a beautiful day … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I saw both adults sitting peacefully in the sunshine on the east side of the cathedral, dad in his usual spot high on the spire, and mum on the central blind window below him. I haven’t seen any of … Continue reading →

I only saw dad on his own for several days, then last week I saw one of the juvenile females with him a few days in a row, so on Saturday I decided to take my telescope down to look … Continue reading →

I was excited to see both parents and two of the youngsters in sunlight this evening.  Seems like a very long time since that happened.  Recently I’ve seen both adults, but rarely a juvenile, and they’ve tended to sit in … Continue reading →

The last week has been very quiet at the cathedral.  A few times I’ve seen one or both parents during the day, but none of the juveniles until late evening.  Today, however, I was watching mum and dad while they … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon I walked around the cathedral to find nothing again.  After 10 minutes both parents returned from the north, making a lot of noise, one of them carrying prey into the NW turret – their favoured ‘dining room’ this … Continue reading →

Sunday afternoon, dad was sitting in his favourite spot high on the spire, and mum flew in, landing on the base of a pinnacle.  She looked worried and very alert.  She kept peeking around the pinnacle as though looking for … Continue reading →