Chichester Peregrine Blog

Mum and 3 chicks had a good feed this morning at 10.40.

Mum and 3 chicks feeding

Here is a picture of the three chicks, will the forth hatch?!?

With all the excitement of 2 eggs hatching the other day I forgot to tell you about the buzzard that ventured too near to the nest site, causing Dad to take off at full speed and mum to temporarily leave her dinner on one of the smaller spires.

Dad leaves nest turret

Attacking buzzard

Mum goes back for food

How cool. Nite Nite Mum and Dad.

Peace at last!

The third egg hatched early this afternoon.  Fourth one soon??  Obviously Dad thinks so as they are both currently asleep in the nest box (time 20.36)

Mum and Dad asleep on the nest

Movie of Mum and Dad on nest

Just after 4.30 a second chick was spotted with half a shell and a picture at 4.50 to be added later

And then there were 2

This afternoon our first chick hatched at 3.20 pm.  Here is a picture – the chick is the white fluff under her wing on the left hand side.

first chick

At changeover today at 1.30 pm all 4 eggs are still intact!  Will the first chick come tomorrow?

Dad takes over – no sign of chicks yet!

Male comes in about 12:45 but our female tells him off, I think she is hungry!

We have sound!!! haven’t been able to confirm yet how well we can hear the peregrines but there is definitely sound!