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 …
Hunger strikes at peregrine nest
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Tuesday saw a lot of action around the peregrine nest site. From 10 am, the tiercel was on incubation duty and was constantly calling whilst sat on the nest. When …
Hatching Closing In?
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The falcon was on the eyrie for almost all of today, the only time she came off was to have a quick feed from the larder and to to have …
All Calm at the Eyrie
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As the rain has dried up this evening the male has gone away hunting, leaving the female on the eyrie. She seems keen to stay on the eggs whenever she …
4 Weeks In
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It is now 4 weeks to the day since the Falcon laid her first egg. This time has flown by and I can’t believe we are closing in on hatching. …
Our webcam is working
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Regular visitors to the Scottish Wildlife Trust website and our webcam pages will have noticed the lack of live peregrine footage. We have been having technical difficulties not only with …
More Food Storing
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The falcon stored food again today. As mentioned a few days ago, she can sense when low pressure is on the horizon and plans ahead. As previously it was a …