tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post2639564891302760843..comments2024-03-19T10:05:52.088+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: An egg at last! (and a Friday Update...)Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-17370272623739384232017-04-12T11:22:08.961+01:002017-04-12T11:22:08.961+01:00Well done Mrs P!
Hope the new Mr P performs his f...Well done Mrs P!<br /><br />Hope the new Mr P performs his fatherly duties as well as the old Mr P did.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012716167002160805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-7487481625295929512017-04-12T08:22:20.313+01:002017-04-12T08:22:20.313+01:00Fourth egg appeared at 08:20 after much agitation....Fourth egg appeared at 08:20 after much agitation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-77405718886752903312017-04-10T07:10:33.828+01:002017-04-10T07:10:33.828+01:00Thanks for that Helen, I think I was mistaken as t...Thanks for that Helen, I think I was mistaken as to which bird flew away. I enjoy this so much, its such a privilege to be able to see this behaviour. I watch as many hours as I can, better than the telly!I shall be beside myself when the eggs start hatching!Jill Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139334383623271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-53806521198059307382017-04-10T07:06:30.265+01:002017-04-10T07:06:30.265+01:00Well done Mrs P and Helen you are correct as in We...Well done Mrs P and Helen you are correct as in Wendys Vid, you can see her pushing 10secs earlier then she does her few turns and then the click as it drops at 22.35.<br /><br />Vicky am sure its the angle of the Cam.katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-24868894824656396162017-04-10T06:34:57.715+01:002017-04-10T06:34:57.715+01:00The scrape looks smaller this year. Or is it just...The scrape looks smaller this year. Or is it just the different angle of the webcams?Vickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-54025164193830993192017-04-10T03:58:30.232+01:002017-04-10T03:58:30.232+01:00Right now she is sleeping with all 3 eggs in front...Right now she is sleeping with all 3 eggs in front of her.Vickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-84405521610329385672017-04-10T03:54:03.291+01:002017-04-10T03:54:03.291+01:00Harold, not only do people make up imaginary conve...Harold, not only do people make up imaginary conversations between the birds we talk to the birds too. Can't help it! So glad to hear the 3rd egg has bee laid. Now for number 4 and we can relax and wait for the hatching. Of course close to hatching time we are all a mess of excitement.Vickynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-90393990480266016672017-04-10T00:43:58.290+01:002017-04-10T00:43:58.290+01:00Great news! I was watching at the time and I thoug...Great news! I was watching at the time and I thought it had been laid at 10.35pm although I couldn't be certain so didn't like to comment in case I was wrong. I am fairly sure that you could hear it hit the gravel.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256423040507698707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-37511740153843901312017-04-10T00:05:45.926+01:002017-04-10T00:05:45.926+01:00Great & glorious news ... THIRD EGG ...
https:...Great & glorious news ... THIRD EGG ...<br />https://youtu.be/NGjgZcVZjy0<br />Wendy Bartterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891296276992569703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-61593133193272800852017-04-09T21:13:54.342+01:002017-04-09T21:13:54.342+01:00I was lucky enough to switch on at 10-30 this morn...I was lucky enough to switch on at 10-30 this morning,the female was on the eggs when the male arrived. After a few cheeps (I like to imagine what they are saying) she took off and left him to it. I thought he looked a bit puzzled for a few minutes but then climbed awkwardly on the eggs and did about a half hours stint. The next time I looked he had gone too.Does anybody else make up imaginary conversations?. Haroldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-83998402249712570162017-04-09T20:53:51.681+01:002017-04-09T20:53:51.681+01:00Ringing : The Aylesbury project http://www.aylesbu...Ringing : The Aylesbury project http://www.aylesburyperegrine.org.uk has a similar situation in progress - viz the male of an established pair (both unringed) disappeared and has been replaced by a male bearing only a metal BTO ring. Nobody has a clue what had happened to the old male or "who" the new male is or where he came from. There are a few differences with the Derby situation, the most striking being that only one egg has been laid.<br />Feeding : I'm no expert, but from the webcams I've observed, the place where the eggs are laid is kept spotlessly clean before hatching occurs. Once there are young, it descends into a filthy mess with remains of food brought to the young plus their excrement. It always seemed to me that the adult birds kept the mess away while they could. I think Derby got messy early on because the new male had a lot of catch up to do pair bonding. The pair have now presumably got into more typical breeding behaviour with food being cached somewhere nearby.Sue Hetheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083609959430781367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-6555687855703656272017-04-09T20:42:26.875+01:002017-04-09T20:42:26.875+01:00Lost cam #3 Lost cam #3 Wendy Bartterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891296276992569703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-54995777447796695492017-04-09T20:14:35.916+01:002017-04-09T20:14:35.916+01:00Hi Jill, the male bird has been bringing in a lot ...Hi Jill, the male bird has been bringing in a lot of food for the female lately. Once the food has been delivered he usually then leaves her to it. It seems to be part of the pair bonding process and appears to have been particularly noticeable this year perhaps because it is a new pairing, with the male bird having recently replaced her previous mate. When the clutch is complete and incubation starts the male also does most of the hunting, bringing food to the scrape for the female. He will incubate the eggs too for short periods of time, often whilst the female is feeding.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256423040507698707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-85097584445862836562017-04-09T19:19:28.235+01:002017-04-09T19:19:28.235+01:00Why does the male appear with food and then fly of...Why does the male appear with food and then fly off, thankyou so much for this project, I think its amazingJill Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139334383623271689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-44569228029549515302017-04-09T14:32:31.211+01:002017-04-09T14:32:31.211+01:00Heather/Sue: re. Leicester city peregrines: the gu...Heather/Sue: re. Leicester city peregrines: the guys involved in Leicester came to Derby a few years ago to see our set up and get some advice. I'm not up to speed with the latest news from there but I would doubt that any adult Leicester peregrines would have made it over to the Welsh borders and Offa's Dyke area. They tend to stick around their nest sites all year. Juveniles do wander but I don't think the Leicester juvs. have been ringed though I could be wrong...<br />There has been something of a spate of dead raptors (kites, peregrines and a golden eagle) being found in the UK recently and on analysis most seem to have been shot. There's a website called raptor persecution where you can read more about specific cases.<br />In Derbyshire several peregrine nests at disused quarries are traditionally robbed of their eggs or chicks so this year, a collaboration between the Trust, RSPB, raptor workers and the police will try to protect three of the most vulnerable sites.<br />Fuller details will emerge in the media soon but one aspect of the protection plan is to recruit volunteers to watch over the nests on a rota system. If anyone reading this comment would like to offer to help please email peregrines@derbyshirewt.co.uk for further information.<br />Nick BNick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-88814280614105193502017-04-09T14:20:56.225+01:002017-04-09T14:20:56.225+01:00That's a good idea Heather - maybe the eggs do...That's a good idea Heather - maybe the eggs do need to be cool at this stage otherwise they might start to develop. By lunchtime the sun has gone off the platform so if this behaviour was only seen mid to late morning your theory might be right!<br />Quite a few juvenile peregrines around the country are ringed but not colour ringed. The single (metal) ring bears a unique number and the inscription " Inform British Museum, London SW7". Anyone reporting a ring number on a bird they find or can see close up will eventually receive details of where and when it was ringed from the organisation that runs and controls bird ringing in the UK - the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). Some ringers, usually those doing a detailed study of a particular species, can apply to colour ring their birds as well which allows them to be recognised without having to re-capture them. So you never find a bird with just a color ring - it will always have a metal BTO ring as well. Occasionally the plastic colour rings do degrade and become brittle and then fall off but usually only after several years of use.<br />A ringed peregrine is almost certain to have been ringed as a juvenile in the nest. Chicks need to be about 10 days old for the leg to be big and strong enough to take rings without them slipping off over the foot.<br />Because of the plastic shroud we won't be able to ring the chicks this year because the abseilers have nowhere to 'land' on the nave roof.<br />Hope that explains a bit about the ringing set up.<br />Nick B<br />Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-51744086954754022492017-04-09T10:19:54.378+01:002017-04-09T10:19:54.378+01:00Have done a bit of research re Leicester Cathedra...Have done a bit of research re Leicester Cathedral peregrines and sadly police report 2 peregrines found dead at Offers Dyke footpath near Devil's Pulpit on 28 March but didn't mention if they were ringed or not. I'd read a few weeks ago that already this month 5 peregrines have been shot dead but it didn't say where. Apparently there are six nesting boxes around the city, the one at Leicester Cathedral was installed last year I believe, with 2 eggs hatched. <br /><br />Just seen Mrs P sitting on eggs so perhaps another one is on the way or she has already started to brood the two already laid. As it's such a warm day I wouldn't expect her to be doing this until the full clutch is ready to be incubated. Would she be doing this to protect them from getting overheated? Many thanks Wendy for all your video links and the one regarding the time of first egg being laid - they're certainly leading us a merry dance this year. I still wonder where our new tiercel came from and how far they fly if in search of a new mate, perhaps Nottingham or one whose territory was in the wild (hopefully not Derbyshire where I'm ashamed to say I live because they're hunted extensively here). Also possibly the coloured ring was lost if the new peregrine was in a fight with our previous tiercel. Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-63201612528431594912017-04-09T08:02:42.093+01:002017-04-09T08:02:42.093+01:00Note for the Project Team : in case you're com...Note for the Project Team : in case you're compiling a new list of UK urban peregrine sites, I've just heard on Radio 2 (of all places!) that they have a pair on Leicester Cathedral. It came up on Radio 2's Sunday morning programme "Good Morning Sunday" whne they were talking about the Queen's upcoming visit there to distribute Maundy money. I have no idea what access the site has, this will need a bit of research by anyone interested. Sue Hetheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083609959430781367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-74655412733623351812017-04-08T20:09:03.876+01:002017-04-08T20:09:03.876+01:00I've been away from home for a couple of days ...I've been away from home for a couple of days and had no computer access so am delighted to come home and read of the progress to two eggs. It's great to read all the comments on the blog and catch up with what you've all been saying. I think Emerald Class are very good young naturalists and I'm really pleased to hear their prediction that the peregrines are going to lay 4 eggs. I really hope they're going to be correct. <br />Sue Hetheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13083609959430781367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-28196051017674110442017-04-08T16:31:31.046+01:002017-04-08T16:31:31.046+01:00Lovely comments from the Primary School children o...Lovely comments from the Primary School children of Emerald Class, and great observation about the different appearance of the two eggs. I missed seeing the moment of laying, but great to read everyone's comments. <br /><br />NickM, Project Team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-19184696170332536422017-04-08T01:11:27.214+01:002017-04-08T01:11:27.214+01:00Here is view from cam #3 which shows that egg coul...Here is view from cam #3 which shows that egg could have been earlier than first estimated ...<br /><br />https://youtu.be/hXEntogoyl8Wendy Bartterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891296276992569703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-59664325130062579682017-04-07T15:56:30.792+01:002017-04-07T15:56:30.792+01:00The best view was from Cam #1 on page 4 ...
https:...The best view was from Cam #1 on page 4 ...<br />https://youtu.be/WCy49kYgiFg<br />Wendy Bartterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17891296276992569703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-35675208744147147482017-04-07T15:35:43.969+01:002017-04-07T15:35:43.969+01:00While Wendy,
collates our Vid, I managed to catch...While Wendy,<br /> collates our Vid, I managed to catch a capture a short while ago and post on Flkr Group<br /><br />Well done everyone that posted sighting, especially Emerald class, always lovely to read the childrens comments.katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-22300824404317257162017-04-07T15:27:47.612+01:002017-04-07T15:27:47.612+01:00Hurray for two eggs!
Male seems to be there much ...Hurray for two eggs!<br /><br />Male seems to be there much more than the female.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08012716167002160805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-70335396004437515562017-04-07T13:56:26.560+01:002017-04-07T13:56:26.560+01:00everybody was very exited to see the two eggs.One ...everybody was very exited to see the two eggs.One egg was shinyer than the other and one was darker than the other.The shiny egg is the new egg.We think there will be 4 eggs in total.We think the female is very clever.Emerald classnoreply@blogger.com