Chichester Peregrine Blog

What a difference a day makes wet and windy today; but what a cracker yesterday . Here’s Dad patrolling he tried several times to feed her and look after the eggs but all I’ve vain. If at first you don’t succeed….try ,try ,try, again…..I think it will be a different story today…..!!

Chichester Peregrines

So it’s a strange situation normally we have four eggs as a clutch but now seven days after the last egg I’m sure this is it for this year. We had very …very….poor weather during this period and as soon as soon as it got better the workmen were very visible by their lifts …..the birds could have been unhappy about this….what ever the case we will never know for sure….!! Now it makes it very difficult to predict accurately when the first egg will hatch both birds are incubating well but are somewhat distracted….again impossible to say why….!! My best guess with all fingers crossed would be hatching from the beginning of May ……pinning my hopes on the 3rd May…..!!

Chichester Peregrines

Dedication in this shocking spring weather well done to Mum and Dad sharing duties so well….!!

Well three eggs …… and a chance to show the difference in size of Mum and Dad while looking after the eggs….no wonder he has trouble sitting on the eggs it’s a marked difference in size….!!

Chichester Peregrines three eggs

Chichester peregrines Dad…..

Chichester peregrines Mum

Third egg laid at 8.18 am today….!!

Chichester Peregrines third egg….11

Just after 1am on the 28th March the second egg was laid great news….!!

Chichester Peregrines second egg…!!

Slightly better picture of Mum with her first egg…..don’t worry if she is not sitting on it all the time incubation will not start until we have a full clutch 4 eggs is the normal at Chichester.

Chichester Peregrines first egg

First egg laid at 1907 0n the 25/03/23….video as promised….!!