31st May....cool wind

It was a cool start to today and the chicks were being sheltered from the breeze even though they are getting well feathered now.

29th May....mobile chicks

The chicks have become quite mobile these past few days and are growing fast. They are now three weeks old. Make the most of these views because it won't be long before the nest tray will be empty as they wander along the walkway exploring their surroundings.

27th May 2010

The above shows the adult female feeding the chicks this morning with what appeared to be a feral pigeon. Yesterday's image shows that the chicks have been colour-ringed, as part of a national colour-ringing project on Peregrines, so that we are more likely to get further sightings.

Our adult female is also colour-ringed on her right leg. From this we have found out that she was ringed as a chick in 2006 in a nest on an inland cliff on the East Lancashire / West Yorkshire border.

26th May 2010 - ringing visit

A quick visit was made to the nest site today to measure and ring the chicks. It would appear that our two chicks are both females and look very healthy. The unhatched egg had been punctured - probably accidentally by the female's talons, despite her seemingly being very careful when getting on and off, and turning the eggs.

The annoying cobweb that had been infront of the camera lens was also removed, and the prey remains collected from the church roof to go off to Ed Drewitt in Bristol for identification.

Regular viewers may also notice a change at the far end of the box/tray where an additional piece of plywood has been provided to enable the chicks to get some shade.

Feeding time - 26th May 2010

This is a nine minute video of the adult female peregrine falcon feeding the two chick's a juv. starling at 0830hrs on 26th May 2010.

New Video - 24th May 2010

A short video clip showing the 2 chick's being fed by one of the adult birds on 24th May 2010 at 0930hrs.

New Video - 24th May 2010

Short video clip showing the two chick's left unattended.