Chichester Peregrine Blog

The RSPB might have moved on to their next project but our girls are still around the cathedral.  With these high temperatures they are spending more time in the air probably at the harbour learning how to catch their prey but late evening still finds them coming to roost at home on the cathedral.

Last evening we were treated to views of one of the girls bringing home a pigeon.  We don’t know whether she caught it herself – probably not – so she must have taken it from a parent.  Lots of noise then onto the bell tower.

Here are some pictures from the last few days of the chicks and adults

Male hiding from the chicks

Knocking of a perch

Play Fighting between chicks

An attempted food pass

Tonight was an amazing night for photography. A 5 minute play between the chicks. Going round and round the spire. Pictures to come later.

The RSPB have informed us that the webcam has now been turned off. The girls continue to be around the cathedral while they learn to fly and catch their own food.

At last some sunshine!! And we were treated to the 3 juveniles playing.  58 and 57 locked talons and 59 tried to join in.  Then they were rewarded with some food in the form of a white dove delivered into the southwest turret for the girls to help themselves.

The girls play

Feeding time

7.30 pm and the light is fading but on the northeast turret there are 3 – yes I said 3 juvenile peregrines.

59 has fledged.  All three were seen to fly around the cathedral along with their parents.

All three juvenile peregrines

Wings outspread is 58 and next to her is 59.  57 is below.

This afternoon 58 was on the northwest turret exercising her wings and 57 on the nest turret. Then there were 2 peregrines on the nest turret so 59 was out of the nest but we didn’t see her fly!!

58 on the northwest turret

57 on the nest turret

Here are two shots of chick number 57, a female (there all female)

One of the girls has fledged early this morning. We do not know as yet which one but will update you as soon as we can.

And then there were 2!