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Early this afternoon a sparrowhawk lazily circled around the north side of the cathedral for a minute or so.  Surprisingly, both peregrines sat quietly on their perches, neither batting an eyelid at the arrival of their visitor.

I arrived a little earlier today, at 4.45 I was just in time to see mum leave the nest to sit on a pinnacle, and dad go into the turret.  After a couple of minutes, he flew out, round in … Continue reading →

After sitting quiety and enjoying the sunset for a while, our man popped into the nest turret, closely watched by the missus.  She went to join him, sitting on top of the turret while they had a quiet chat.  Shortly … Continue reading →

Our chap is doing his bit to win over his lady.  On Monday evening, he was seen bringing a large portion of food in to her while she waited in the nest turrett.  After a brief squabble, she flew to … Continue reading →

With a nice clean nestbox the pair are definitely getting ready for a new family!! The male is already being ‘henpecked’ and the female a lot more vocal.

This is a female from the family who fledged in 2002 She was seen in december 2008 She was looking very fit and well and now has her own partner. We will keep an eye on her as the season progresses .