tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post1772214576359657897..comments2024-03-18T20:43:21.093+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Peregrine - a poemPeregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-19117119729828120742012-04-30T15:14:11.668+01:002012-04-30T15:14:11.668+01:00We can see the bird moving around a lot. We think ...We can see the bird moving around a lot. We think this is because the chicks are wriggling inside the eggs. Are we right?<br />We are really eggcited!!!Ash class from Homesdale Infants, aged 6-7noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-90945128653738849752012-04-30T13:38:49.784+01:002012-04-30T13:38:49.784+01:00I am really pleased that two of the Notts chicks h...I am really pleased that two of the Notts chicks have survived, I feared they would all be lost, has anyone seen the male though ? Have just looked at them and there are feaqthers in the nest - hoping this means that they have had a feed. Caroline, yes I already have a monthly direct debit in situ for the Derby peregrines - Praying for them all<br />ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-20626136802744653692012-04-30T11:19:25.963+01:002012-04-30T11:19:25.963+01:00I can't believe that two of the "Notts fo...I can't believe that two of the "Notts four" may have survived - hallelujah! To be honest, I thought the female was a goner too, she looked awful but talk about "faithful unto death" she did her utmost. Now the cameras are back on, just to warn everyone, the dead ones are likely to be eaten by the survivors - gruesome but common sense. I guess the male was very sensibly staying out of the tempest and the female hung on as long as she possibly could. I don't know if it was cold or starvation that "did for" the ones that perished - but does it not strike anyone as odd that we are having such freakish floods and violent weather when we are officially in drought? I am sorry to say, Monday is a brief respite, the forecast for the rest of the week is very bad again. And I agree with Caroline, big thanks to all the volunteers who do so much, they, especially Notts, must be the most heartbroken of all at this turn of events. New life is still knocking though at so many sites ... including my own Aylesbury. My heart is in my mouth! Does anyone have any idea how things are going on at Lincoln (another of my "soft spots") Sorry to go off-topic with you Derby, I am turning you into "Peregrine Central" for news! (But then you have always been the best site for sharing IMHO)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-6993658134374467292012-04-30T09:48:54.285+01:002012-04-30T09:48:54.285+01:00It was very sad watching the Notts peregrine knowi...It was very sad watching the Notts peregrine knowing that rescue wasn't practical, necessarily the right thing to do or even likely to succeed, but I take comfort from the way evolution created a bird which sat there drenched to the skin for hours and hours to protect her young. Two of her chicks may not have made it but evolution has ensured that peregrines in general are here to stay in spite of everything nature has thrown at them so far. Death is harsh but that falcon showed us the power and mystery of life on this planet. <br /><br />If you haven't already, please consider making a donation to the Notts or Derby Wildlife Trusts for their peregrine projects. Yesterday, several of their staff and volunteers did their best on a Sunday to respond to public distress and made what I imagine was a difficult decision about the cameras. The money won't bring the two chicks back but it will enable these projects to continue with appropriate staffing and great equipment. Thank you for your time on a Sunday yet again, Nick B and Nick M.<br /><br />Take care everyone. New life is knocking on the door in Derby.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910593047048811506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-37063492625380462092012-04-30T09:30:53.319+01:002012-04-30T09:30:53.319+01:00The Notts cams are back on - it appears two chicks...The Notts cams are back on - it appears two chicks are alive and two seem lifeless. I think all four are still there though. An adult has just returned along the ledge but does not seem to have brought food. Going back to check on them again. I am heartbroken that we have apparently lost two chicks but praying the other two survive - the sun is out in Notts today, so we can only hope.Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-84371153884842099882012-04-30T09:24:15.508+01:002012-04-30T09:24:15.508+01:00Let's just thank the Lord that this morning lo...Let's just thank the Lord that this morning looks a fine sunshiney day in Derby and the "incubator" (sorry, I can't identify the tiercel from the falcon) looks fine and happy. :) Maybe they are indeed wise old birds who can "know" somehow what the climate is bringing. Lets hope the Derby chicks come into a kinder world than Notts did. (and Christine, I did and thought exactly what you did, couldn't get those Notts pictures out of my mind in bed last night - nor now actually) :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-83669377880639562032012-04-30T08:57:10.589+01:002012-04-30T08:57:10.589+01:0008.55 about to post that the Notts cameras were of...08.55 about to post that the Notts cameras were offline, see Christine has already done that. Hope they've not turned them off just becuase of a dead chick. We'll have to keep an eye on their blog.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15100064700684767230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-17269696441012360232012-04-30T05:37:07.306+01:002012-04-30T05:37:07.306+01:00I am up early today thinking of the Notts situatio...I am up early today thinking of the Notts situation and yes, it would appear that the cameras have been turned off, maybe we will have news on the Notts blog later today.<br />Saying a prayer for them all<br />ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-86314420558028452222012-04-29T22:17:16.709+01:002012-04-29T22:17:16.709+01:00Hannah: we'll just have to wait and see what h...Hannah: we'll just have to wait and see what happens at Notts. As Sue peregrino says you can't just interfere with birds that are specially protected without reference to Natural England...and that would take time. I also doubt there is anyone at the university on a Sunday so they may not even know about this until Monday or be powerless to do anything anyway until tomorrow.<br />NickNick Brown (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-5197491829523617082012-04-29T21:58:36.400+01:002012-04-29T21:58:36.400+01:00Hi Anonymous commentator a few comments ago: you a...Hi Anonymous commentator a few comments ago: you ask when we will upgrade to live streaming - well we hope it will be soon but we have been waiting for various things (out of our control) before we move over...more on this soon we hope.<br />And re. Cathy/010 - she is well and has been looked after by another falconer friend of Colin's while he was not well. Fortunately Colin is better and we expect Cathy to return to him before too long. But rst assured, she's in good hands,<br />Nick B (DWT)Nick Brown (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-41810961258261750602012-04-29T21:58:34.427+01:002012-04-29T21:58:34.427+01:00As Nick B says, this would have happened wherever ...As Nick B says, this would have happened wherever the birds had chosen to breed. It could have been on a cliff, on the side of a mountain etc etc. I imagine the Notts folks have turned off the cameras to save us from gratuitous upset. "Going to assist" would be out of the question by law, I imagine - Notts would have to ask Natural England for permission and I don't think it would be granted. I am just pleased the adult was starting to look a bit better as I thought she looked pretty well done in earlier. She would have been totally unable to fly due to waterlogging so she was completely vulnerable too. The only thing that bothers me as "wrong" is the freakish weather. It's just crazy to have droughts all winter, then that recent boiling hot heatwave then a semi-hurricane and bitter cold just at the height of springtime. It may not be "global warming" but it's certainly climate change where we witness violent weather. I also try to take comfort from the thought that birds can't count and (hopefully) don't feel the grief of loss like us humans. It's horrible, but the loss of the young is less of a disaster than the loss of the adults would be - they are future breeders and to lose them would be the potential loss of many young. I am sure the partner bird is very sensibly sheltering from the rain, no point in also getting grounded. He's more use to his mate when he can bring her some food. Meantime, I am sure she will do the sensible thing and prevent her own starvation by recycling anything that nature has killed. I fear that this is not the last of the extreme weather and worry for Aylesbury who are on the verge of hatching. Derby are wise old birds perhaps - they are very late laying this year, did they sense there was something wrong with the weather this year?<br />Lets all say a little prayer for for our wildlife when we go to bed tonight and pray for fine weather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-1155007539517011072012-04-29T21:58:21.979+01:002012-04-29T21:58:21.979+01:00I have just posted a screengrab - possibly an egg ...I have just posted a screengrab - possibly an egg pipping, see what you think, it could be just a speck of something but I am not sure.<br /><br />My thoughts are with the Notts Birds :(Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-8848543830178768952012-04-29T21:43:50.682+01:002012-04-29T21:43:50.682+01:00well i think the wildlife people will intervene an...well i think the wildlife people will intervene and take the chick into their own hands and raise it. Its very bad that in one day all the chicks have died or close too. Cant believe it :( I saw the mum go off about half four i think but came back with nothing. xHannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-79696453971326303652012-04-29T21:29:22.303+01:002012-04-29T21:29:22.303+01:00I have been watching the falcons all day, I wonder...I have been watching the falcons all day, I wonder what has happened to the Male as he has not been around, do you think something has happened to him or is it the weather. Looks like only one chick left, do you think they will do something? the webcam seems to have gone off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-45949167308935885982012-04-29T21:29:09.249+01:002012-04-29T21:29:09.249+01:00Have the cameras been switched off in Nottingham o...Have the cameras been switched off in Nottingham on purpose to help them out? I have not seen the male falcon all day and was quite worried about the dead chick earlier. Would this be the point where wildlife people would help or would do they let nature take its course?Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202313642137131294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-45418729539793026782012-04-29T21:28:59.606+01:002012-04-29T21:28:59.606+01:00Yes, this is indeed very upsetting for us all to s...Yes, this is indeed very upsetting for us all to see, we know it's nature but they were all fine at Notts yesterday, it is very frustrating that Notts don't update their blog as often as you good folk at Derby. Has anyone seen the male at Notts today or a feed ? I'm very concerned about the one remaining chick that was calling earlier and of course for the female, I do hope that things improve for them weatherwise and that at least one chick survives, I'm off to bed with a heavy heart tonight<br />ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-63764025462880959662012-04-29T21:27:21.683+01:002012-04-29T21:27:21.683+01:00Have the cameras been switched off on purpose to t...Have the cameras been switched off on purpose to try and help out the falcon and the remaining chicks? I have not seen the male all day which is quite worrying for the feeding.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202313642137131294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-68324893834493641882012-04-29T21:19:48.315+01:002012-04-29T21:19:48.315+01:00Hi guys i have been watching the falcons at Nottin...Hi guys i have been watching the falcons at Nottingham all day. Then about half an hour ago they turned the camera off?:S. I also was distressed about the male not coming back with any food? I have not seen him all day. Last time i looked two were alive at about five o'clock. Are people stepping in is this why the camera has been switched off? Hannah xHannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202313642137131294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-62015230787788595742012-04-29T21:18:22.959+01:002012-04-29T21:18:22.959+01:00Our Derby bird looks very wet at the moment, I'...Our Derby bird looks very wet at the moment, I'm not sure if its the falcon for tiecel as it looks small, maybe because it is wet. Let's hope the weather improves for the hatching this week.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-65904491649232428912012-04-29T21:14:56.429+01:002012-04-29T21:14:56.429+01:00This is indeed very sad and upsetting for people t...This is indeed very sad and upsetting for people to watch. But I suppose we must remember that this is nature, that we cannot control what happens and that the death of young chicks for many birds is something that happens every single year, unseen, in literally millions of nests all over the UK and beyond.<br />Clearly peregrines rarely have to deal with such awful weather as the Nottingham falcon has had to contend with this time. <br />I've already expressed our (Derby) sympathies to my contact in Nottingham and will pass on your thoughts to him if you've not already done so by leaving a comment on the Notts blog directly.<br />We must hope that perhaps one chick does survive so their season is not abruptly halted completely.<br />Nick B (DWT)Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-92141322127557660502012-04-29T19:48:28.333+01:002012-04-29T19:48:28.333+01:00it looks like 3 have died,the fourth dosent look t...it looks like 3 have died,the fourth dosent look to good also...guttedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-30565577971073802622012-04-29T19:37:00.637+01:002012-04-29T19:37:00.637+01:00I have been watching the Notts falcons since 6.15 ...I have been watching the Notts falcons since 6.15 when the female bird left the nest I could see three chicks ( there should be four ) one was very distressed making much noise, the other was just laying there moving little, and the third bird looked dead! i dont know whats happened to the fourth, but there looks to be a carcass on the gravel, could this be the fourth, and would she have eaten it ?Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02749314244539171634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-11220285219024231122012-04-29T19:35:05.322+01:002012-04-29T19:35:05.322+01:00I have been watching the Notts birds since 6.20pm...I have been watching the Notts birds since 6.20pm when the female bird left the nest and one of the cjicks was very distressed, one just lay there and I think I can see one that dead and maybe what looks like a carcass on the gravel, could this be the fourth chick, they were all fine last night, so one can only assume its this terrible weather thats done this , its very sad indeed.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02749314244539171634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-58045842951161495812012-04-29T19:29:07.611+01:002012-04-29T19:29:07.611+01:00Thanks Nick, I'm also concerned about all but ...Thanks Nick, I'm also concerned about all but one chick which was the only one calling for food a little while ago, I didn't see the parent bring any back though, any more thoughts?<br />ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-12982895852914271762012-04-29T19:20:20.486+01:002012-04-29T19:20:20.486+01:00hi would be nice to see derby upgrade their webcam...hi would be nice to see derby upgrade their webcam, the cams at Nottingham are so much better im afraid to say. do you think at is something that will happen in the near future?<br /><br />i also hear that Colin no longer has Cathy, so is that why we are not hearing any updates ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com