Saturday 7 April 2018

Third egg 6th April

The third egg was a bit slow coming. It arrived sometime between 5.45 and 8.30 am on Friday 6th April.
Kate in Devon's screenshot shows all three eggs and the smaller male and larger female at a change over of duties.
Three eggs, male left and female right at a change over
Screenshot by Kate in Devon



If we are to get a fourth and final egg, then we will surely have to wait until Sunday or even Monday.
Thanks to everyone whose comments have kept us all up to speed.
If you are new to the project, scroll down to previous posts to read about the earlier eggs......


The Project Team


Ps. If you would like to volunteer to help with our Watch Point events on Wednesday and Saturday mornings starting once any chicks have grown big enough to be seen through our telescopes from the ground (late May we hope!), do please get in touch using peregrines@derbyshirewt.co.uk .


12 comments:

Wendy Bartter said...

Latest changeover ... we still have to wait & watch for that fourth egg!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Ehuyz7ano

Vicky said...

She is covering them right now. Lets hope tonight she lays a 4th one.

Wendy Bartter said...

Glad to see you Vicky, extra pair of eyes, been very little movement today, she's mostly hunkered down on those eggs, not seen how many for ages!

Wendy Bartter said...

Changeover @ 20.35 ... still THREE!!

Wendy Bartter said...

Mrs DP back on eggs @ 21.14

Vicky said...

All is quiet except for those bells that make me jump because I forget about them.

Wendy Bartter said...

Yippee ... It is here!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Nrm-kkIP8

Wendy Bartter said...

Alternative cam view shows it could have been laid @ 00.32
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAY42MQt5fM

Heather said...

An insomniac night does sometimes have its advantages! So pleased to see Wendy's capture on youtube that Mrs P has yet again produced her fourth egg. Hopefully we'll see 4 more chicks after the incubation period so long as Mr P is more careful where he's placing those talons!

Vicky said...

Now she is tired from all the work she has done. Yay for the last egg!

kate said...

Brilliant Mr and Mrs P and fab video capture from our Wendy Excellent and many thanks,
will put scap on Flickr for posterity..

Vicky said...

A little history, in May of 2015 - first chick hatched May 5th, second one May 6th, third one May 7th. I didn't put down the 4th. That was the year we only had 3 I think.
So we have some time to wait. I didn't record when they were laid that year.