Abandoned egg
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The falcon eventually returned at 9:30pm on Friday evening, the tiercel had given up having waited for her to return all day. She had abandoned the egg. Frustratingly but not …
The beginning of the end
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Yesterday I took a short sunny walk from the peregrine watch site towards Bonnington Linn and was rewarded with a great view of a common sandpiper bobbing away on the …
Egg evidence
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This week we were hoping to be celebrating our first eyass sighting of the season. Instead we have been getting excited about finally getting a good view of an egg …
This ugly bird buisness
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Following on from my last blog, which touched on raptor persecution in Scotland. Ive finally allowed my blood to simmer down and shall bring you the rest of the ugly …
Through the generations
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On bank holiday Monday (5th May) we are expecting our first peregrine chick in two years! Last year our birds were sadly unsuccessful. Our current pair have been together since …
The good, the bad and the ugly
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Over the past 2 weeks, the peregrine have been quietly, well fairly quietly, going about their business incubating the eggs, I was hoping to do a series of of blogs …
Soft boiled eggs
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Its been a lovely sunny day at the watch site. The peregrines are still incubating and keeping guard of their eggs around the clock. Myself and the ranger team are …
Eyrie goings on again
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After all last week shenanigans. It looks like the pair have settled on the top eyrie, lasted used in 2008. Although all previous courtship behavior had suggested the falcon had …
Perplexing Peregrines
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Well, I don’t know what to say. When I left the site on Monday night, a little past my bedtime, the falcon was “sitting” roosting, as she had been for …