May31 update. It's been really evident this week how, although the young female is noticeably larger than the young male, her growth of darker feathers to replace the pretty white fluff of the chick phase is still a couple of days behind that of the male whom we assume hatched…
By midday on Sunday 8th June both the female Peregrine chicks (HeBe & HeiDi) had fledged and flown too. With no need for monitoring from us on the ground this year, it's been hard to keep track of their first movements, but it seems all 3 are already able to…
A quick update on exciting current and forthcoming events. Tonight! Wednesday 21st May, 7.30pm. St Michael's Recital. Alex West (Organ). See Organ Recitals for details. Application date for Young Organists' Competition extended to Sat 7th June. See details here Peregrine chicks weighed, measured and ringed, all three are healthy, developing well and getting…
Yes, it's week 3 for our Peregrine chicks, rapidly becoming juveniles, growing well thanks to good parental hunting, with Mum making sure all get their fair share of pigeon etc. They have started to move around the nest box, if rather ungainly, flex their young wings, spend a lot of time…
A week on from the hatching of our three chicks, and the fourth egg is still intact, so we must assume it will not now hatch. The adults are still keeping it close to their young and half-heartedly trying to incubate it, but to no avail. The good news is that…
Having waited expectantly since mid-week, our holy Peregrines have again seen their eggs hatching on the last Sunday in April, just like last year, and exactly 34 days after laying their 3rd egg. It was a wet and windy night but, with a touch of late night peregrinitis, it looked to…