So open days are going well and the young Peregrines are growing so fast . They are going to Fledge on June 21/22 and of course the open days are running until the 6July. So we will be there to bring you all the action or of course you can come and visit us. It never ceases to amaze me to see the speed with which they grow…!!
Chichester Peregrines
Chichester Peregrines
I had the privilege to help make it happen and to be with Paul Loader when we ringed the Peregrines at Chichester Cathedral….some days dreams do come true….!!!
All the words and Photos below are Paul Loader’s I hope you enjoy…!!
A selection of my pictures taken from the ground on the evening of the ringing a big thank you to Graham Roberts, Jon Franklin ,Paul Loader and everyone at the Cathedral that helped to make this a very smooth and professional job. Enjoy the photos….!!
Early Morning feed after they were ringed yesterday evening !
Chichester Peregrines
So this evening at the Cathedral after evensong our two little Girls were ringed all went well and they are two very healthy baby girls . Dad came in fairly quickly afterwards to check that all was ok . There will be more pictures tomorrow but for now two pictures thanks to Graham Roberts.
The rings are AR and AS They are black rings with white letters.
Chichester Peregrines Ringing
As they are not being very cooperative I thought you would all like to see how they are growing. Primaries now growing and showing time goes so fast ….!!
Chichester Peregrines
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Chichester Peregrines
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Screenshot
One of the toughest watches of my and Janet’s life. Having intervened once it made it twice as difficult to make the right decision for the whole family . Sometimes webcams and technology make it far more complicated than it would be in a wild situation where the mother knows what to do and just gets on with it. It was obvious to me at an early stage in this story that there was something seriously wrong with this poor gutsy little chick. Now is a time to move on be grateful that it was not AI and hope that the parents can bring the two remaining healthy chicks to a point where they can spread their wings and fledge and keep this amazing Chichester Peregrines dynasty alive. Thanks to all of you for your support it has not been easy….!!!
RIP little boy…..
Yesterday a very difficult decision was made to intervene and put the smallest chick back in the nest . This was done by a professional schedule 1 ringer who has the authority to approach the nest of a schedule 1 bird. It had already been out of the nest the day before and got back in on its own .Today it has left the nest again and unfortunately it is fairly obvious that it is not right . For the moment it is off camera . There will be no intervention this time and nature will follow its course. We will be monitoring the other two carefully.
Chichester Peregrines
