They're Back Again!
A few days ago I thought that the eggs had been left uncovered for a long time. Then I read the recent blog about the pair.
"20th March: Last sightings of the female (Mrs P) followed by reports of a dead peregrine found in the City Centre.
22nd March: Initial observations and lack of subsequent sighting suggest that the dead peregrine is indeed the female from the NTU nest. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust are liaising with Natural England to confirm cause of death. Mrs P is a long-serving female at this nest and has been very successful at raising chicks over the years and will be missed by many fans. A new female peregrine has been spotted at the nest site bowing with the resident male (Archie). This courtship behaviour suggests a new pairing may be formed soon."
How sad!!! But, hopefully the new female will stay around. I've just had a look and she is sat at the end of the walkway at the moment (with the male on the eggs) - so it looks promising!
"20th March: Last sightings of the female (Mrs P) followed by reports of a dead peregrine found in the City Centre.
22nd March: Initial observations and lack of subsequent sighting suggest that the dead peregrine is indeed the female from the NTU nest. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust are liaising with Natural England to confirm cause of death. Mrs P is a long-serving female at this nest and has been very successful at raising chicks over the years and will be missed by many fans. A new female peregrine has been spotted at the nest site bowing with the resident male (Archie). This courtship behaviour suggests a new pairing may be formed soon."
How sad!!! But, hopefully the new female will stay around. I've just had a look and she is sat at the end of the walkway at the moment (with the male on the eggs) - so it looks promising!
2 eggs at Chichester Today.
https://www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/news/peregrine-falcons-settling-chichester-cathedral
https://www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/news/peregrine-falcons-settling-chichester-cathedral
Just in case anyone is interested, this is the latest news from the Nottingham Falcons:-
"27th May: We can announce that the chick is a healthy boy!
The chick had its ring fitted today so you may have seen that the cameras were turned off for a short period whilst this happened. The chick and its ring number will be logged with BTO for future reference and sightings. To keep disturbance of the nest and any intervention to a minimum it was decided to leave the remaining eggs and clear the nest at the end of the breeding season."
"27th May: We can announce that the chick is a healthy boy!
The chick had its ring fitted today so you may have seen that the cameras were turned off for a short period whilst this happened. The chick and its ring number will be logged with BTO for future reference and sightings. To keep disturbance of the nest and any intervention to a minimum it was decided to leave the remaining eggs and clear the nest at the end of the breeding season."
