Category Archives: general

Yesterday I popped by for half an hour early evening, and saw precisely nothing.  Not a single peregrine, not even dad.  So, today I didn’t bother with the afternoon or evening, and decided to catch them at bedtime.  I arrived … Continue reading →

Again we waited for a couple of hours or so in vain for the peregrines to give us a show.  Dad sat in view for a long while, and did show off with a short bit of fancy flying.  However, … Continue reading →

We hung around for a good 3 hours or so this evening, and saw virtually nothing.  Dad was sitting high on the spire.  Two of the juveniles made a couple of brief appearances, one (no. 36) carrying a small meal into … Continue reading →

Yesterday evening was very warm again.  The peregrines all flew around periodically, sometimes swooping, grappling and playing.  Mostly they sat in the shade, or with their backs to the sun. Mum brought in a small meal at one point – … Continue reading →

What an evening!  It was still very hot at 5.30 today, and the peregrines were obviously feeling it.  Two were visible (dad and our young boy), with their wings held out from their bodies, and their beaks open to keep … Continue reading →

I arrived at lunchtime to see one of the juveniles happily circling around in the thermals, along with three herring gulls.  Presumably her siblings weren’t interested in playing so she found some new friends! Over the next hour or so, … Continue reading →

I arrived yesterday to a lot of squawking from a juvenile sitting on the west balcony, then dad emerged and the juvenile dropped down.  I assumed there was food in there.  He perched where he could keep an eye on … Continue reading →

The whole family were out this afternoon, then my wait was rewarded by a lone juvenile returning to the cathedral and hovering level with the top of the spire for a few moments, circling round, then going back out to … Continue reading →

Today was the last day of the RSPB project in Chichester.  The peregrines will be around and roosting on the cathedral for several weeks yet though, while they learn to hunt.  We’ll still be there with our telescopes and cameras regularly … Continue reading →

I arrived after lunch to hear that one of our poor juveniles had been teased by a pigeon.  She’d been sitting on a narrow ledge below the level of the balcony when the pigeon came and stood next to her.  It … Continue reading →