Quiet time at the eyrie
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It is currently raining here at the watch point, so the tiercel is sheltering on the cliff after a hard days hunting. The falcon is sat on the chicks keeping …
Duckling delight
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Some of the early birds on the reserve have already produced families this spring. As well as the peregrine chicks, there have also been ducklings! This family have been using …
Falcon in Charge!
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The falcon was in an impatient mood today! Firstly she surprised everyone by leaving the nest for 30 minutes today unattended with the tiercel not present. The male had been …
2 Eyasses Growing Well!
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Our two chicks are now just about large enough to see their heads poking out from above the rock that fronts the nest scrape. When the falcon is feeding the …
Chicks in the Sun
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I think our chicks may have wondered why they bothered to chip their way out of the shelter of the egg, into the cold of the north easterly wind on …
Chick Number 2!
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When I left last night the falcon was showing signs that the second egg was hatching. As with yesterday morning she was sat quite high up, looking underneath her on …
First Chick Hatched!!!!!
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The first chick of the 2012 breeding season hatched today! I knew the falcon was on to something last night. When I arrived this morning the tiercel fed her on …
Tiercel Feeds Falcon on Nest
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In the area around the peregrines site we have swallows and martins catching insects, willow warblers and blackcaps in full song and common sandpipers on the river. So the migratory …
Intruders Between Showers
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According to old folklore if the Mistle Thrush is singing there is rain on the way. This morning there were two Mistle Thrush singing at full pelt on either side …