Falcon Spending a lot of time on nest
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The falcon spent large parts of the day on the nest, particularly in the morning. It is possible that due to the very cold night here at the falls of …
Peregrines still not getting any peace!
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The tiercel was on defensive duties again this morning. We had what looked to be a 2 year old female over (or as ornithologists call them a ‘second summer’). This …
More Prey Caught by Falcon
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Our falcon brought in another pigeon today, which she plucked and ate around half of. Today she chose to pluck her prey on the ledge rather than the plucking branch, …
Goosing around
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The river just outside the Visitor Centre has been a favourite spot for a pair of goosanders recently. Goosanders aren’t actually a type of goose, but are ducks belonging to …
Intruders and Old Pigeons
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A male peregrine flew through the gorge today, not one of our pair. Our tiercel was sat in the oak tree and chased after this intruder. He was presumably successful …
Falcon hunts and plans for the future, tiercel makes himself look nice!
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I have noticed over the past few days just how much time the tiercel spends preening and making himself look good! When he is off incubation duty he can sit …
Eggs Spotted!
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Thanks to a very keen visitor this morning we know there are certainly 3 eggs. He was able to see in briefly during a changeover from further down the path …
Peregrines Surving the Cold
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Our birds continue to thrive despite the cold temperatures. It’s easy to forget that it is not unusual to have temperatures this low in april, it was the warm weather …
March of the frogs
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It’s not all about the peregrines! My name is Rhian and as this years Seasonal Ranger I am keen to share with you some of the other wildlife that calls …