Home alone
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As the peregrine chicks get older, the parents are leaving them unguarded for longer. On Tuesday and Wednesday, during the course of the public watch (20 hours in total), the …
Chick training lessons
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There were a few steps towards independence for the chicks yesterday. The young where taking part in a lot of pre flight training. This involved much flapping of their wings …
Chicks Find Their Feet!
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The 2 chicks, who are growing at an astonishing rate, have become much more active over the last couple of days. You can now see them exploring the eyrie and …
Bird of Prey Persecution
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I was shocked and angered to read this article about Goshawks (a large relative of the familiar sparrowhawk). http://www.birdguides.com/webzine/article.asp?a=3239 This just goes to show what some selfish and frankly heartless …
Falcon Stretches Her Wings Once More
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The falcon has started to feel comfortable leaving the chicks for up to an hour, which yesterday evening was enough time (she was actually back in 30 minutes!) for her …
Peregrines and Osprey Galore, who cares about the rain!
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I have always said that don’t let the rain stop you from heading out to watch wildlife, you will often be rewarded! This evening the Falcon was giving her alarm …
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 …
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 …