tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post7741539382900843607..comments2024-03-18T20:43:21.093+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: First Chick Arrives in DerbyPeregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-75818709940087865972012-05-08T07:30:13.183+01:002012-05-08T07:30:13.183+01:00Big thanks to Phoebe who seems to have been up all...Big thanks to Phoebe who seems to have been up all night and who was the first to see the last chick.<br />Her flickr photo will be posted soon.<br />Nick B (DWT)Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-32787365227751942082012-05-07T10:51:33.585+01:002012-05-07T10:51:33.585+01:00Fantastic news that three chicks have hatched and ...Fantastic news that three chicks have hatched and are apparently feeding well!<br />The first two were a bonus for me, arriving on Sunday which was also my birthday!<br /><br />Enjoying the viewing, thank you.Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-12522142267565653362012-05-06T12:27:55.204+01:002012-05-06T12:27:55.204+01:00@ Team, probaly Nick M, thanks for the zoom-in on ...@ Team, probaly Nick M, thanks for the zoom-in on the latest feed. :-)Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-62183926655046519292012-05-06T11:44:59.808+01:002012-05-06T11:44:59.808+01:00Lovely to see three chicks enjoying lunch!Lovely to see three chicks enjoying lunch!Jo - Mickleovernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-75507765982998230822012-05-06T11:41:21.211+01:002012-05-06T11:41:21.211+01:00Three little upturned faces having a good feed, ma...Three little upturned faces having a good feed, magic!AnnieF.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12005659812540485097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-5013437503750894082012-05-06T11:34:56.348+01:002012-05-06T11:34:56.348+01:00Ohh it's feeding time for the three chicks!Ohh it's feeding time for the three chicks!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-77213931789297889992012-05-06T11:28:08.854+01:002012-05-06T11:28:08.854+01:00I have just seen a changeover, and there is one eg...I have just seen a changeover, and there is one egg still unhatched. Two chicks clearly visible but I think No. 3 was tucked in behind the other two, so just one more to go I think!Pennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-30229181591514526502012-05-06T11:21:28.385+01:002012-05-06T11:21:28.385+01:00Interesting about the river corridor, Nick M. I li...Interesting about the river corridor, Nick M. I live in a small industrial town in Cheshire which might not otherwise lend itself to wildlife, but wildlife floods into town with our river. <br /><br />The river also provides a fantastic resource for nearby schools. A few years ago, we managed to fund a project where children visited the river. In response to the wildlife they saw there, they created an animal/bird/insect mask parade to a Saturday riverside wildlife fair where pride of place went to a Year 5 play performed with puppets built and operated by teams of 4 children. They'd worked with an environmental educator who really knew about helping children articulate the bodies of different animals to create huge puppets. Their teamwork and artwork was stunning.<br /><br />I know that children have been inspired to draw and paint the Derby peregrines and am sure that we will see more of their fantastic artwork on the blog as time goes on :)Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910593047048811506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-31230166297252017232012-05-06T10:58:04.300+01:002012-05-06T10:58:04.300+01:00Thanks Nick M for the answer, better re-arranging ...Thanks Nick M for the answer, better re-arranging stones than dealing with pesky insects!Rej (AT)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17569615245890592275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-84807757628419042672012-05-06T10:53:22.670+01:002012-05-06T10:53:22.670+01:00Occasionally in summer we've seen the peregri...Occasionally in summer we've seen the peregrines snapping at passing flies. However what she seems to do on the nest is simply pick up stones and move them. I suspect this is some form of residual nest-building instinct. The stones are all far too large to be taken in to aid digestion, and anyway I had thought this was a feature of seed-eating birds, not meat eaters.<br />I might consult with the oracle - Derek Ratcliffe's 2nd edition of The Peregrine Falcon.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-68187339218673722232012-05-06T10:49:56.820+01:002012-05-06T10:49:56.820+01:00Thanks Nick (M) – a Moorhen is quite a big bird, n...Thanks Nick (M) – a Moorhen is quite a big bird, no? That would be a pretty good meal for (hopefully) four hungry mouths to feed!<br /><br />RJRJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594601404207541709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-13366679460513038402012-05-06T10:28:20.688+01:002012-05-06T10:28:20.688+01:00@RJ I think the long green foot looks like that o...@RJ I think the long green foot looks like that of a moorhen.<br />Snipe are in the Derby area - you just have to walk for 15 minutes to reach The Sanctuary bird reserve next to the football stadium at Pride Park. This is a good habitat for snipe, and yesterday there was a ring ouzel there (very plain to see) as well as wheatear and little ringed plover. So peregrines do have a choice of interesting food. However, they also take advantage of the river corridor which runs north to south just 200m away from the cathedral. Many birds would use these corridors to move across country, often at night. It's this that has resulted in the birds taking woodcock, snipe, and many other species not found immediately on the ground in Derby.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-38285899866473109222012-05-06T10:24:36.554+01:002012-05-06T10:24:36.554+01:00I have another question for anyone that knows - th...I have another question for anyone that knows - the falon quiteoften pecks at something in the gravel - what is she finding? spiders / flies / maggots or ??Rej (AT)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17569615245890592275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-69392051711472219892012-05-06T10:22:01.193+01:002012-05-06T10:22:01.193+01:00Hi Phoebe - Correct RJ and I are two different peo...Hi Phoebe - Correct RJ and I are two different people :)<br /><br />I am Roger from Austria.Rej (AT)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17569615245890592275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-49215563146648150702012-05-06T10:19:55.909+01:002012-05-06T10:19:55.909+01:00Nick B/ Nick M
Have you any information on what p...Nick B/ Nick M<br /><br />Have you any information on what prey you’ve seen so far? There’s a long thin green foot at the front of the scrape (left as you look via the webcam), and I was wondering what that was – I was thinking a Snipe, but if it was, what’s that doing in the area of Derby, is there somewhere nearby that would fit? If its not, what is it?<br /><br />RJ<br />@Phoebe, no probs, and I can usually be identified by wildly inaccurate predictions..RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594601404207541709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-48669423077242485522012-05-06T10:17:17.871+01:002012-05-06T10:17:17.871+01:00~This is brill, two to go!~This is brill, two to go!Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06891653350017964582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-82349357310132676872012-05-06T10:09:01.016+01:002012-05-06T10:09:01.016+01:00@ RJ, I wondered if REJ was you, now I know you a...@ RJ, I wondered if REJ was you, now I know you are two different people. Sorry for any confusiom.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-67339586687690294662012-05-06T10:07:23.021+01:002012-05-06T10:07:23.021+01:00Did I just see her check the third damp chick unde...Did I just see her check the third damp chick under her breast feathers? Any of you get it? Some of you are so fast at the screen grabs - wow! We're so lucky here with the two Nicks and all the sharing :)Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910593047048811506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-27576928646835984662012-05-06T09:37:36.621+01:002012-05-06T09:37:36.621+01:00Morning All. Looks like we definitely have anothe...Morning All. Looks like we definitely have another – rejsharp’s flickr pic shows that, and I’ve just seen the other bit of the empty shell, still underneath.<br /><br />RJ<br />p.s. And not rejsharp, with his very quick photo capturing!RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594601404207541709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-40435122224974177112012-05-06T09:30:37.161+01:002012-05-06T09:30:37.161+01:00Tiercel has just gone over to the falcon and is no...Tiercel has just gone over to the falcon and is now on the ledge in front of her. She is not getting off the clutch just yet.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-36167804419841159232012-05-06T09:17:50.486+01:002012-05-06T09:17:50.486+01:00Morning people...... another egg shell another chi...Morning people...... another egg shell another chick how good is this on a sunny day.... Mo xMo Cole Belpernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-23670523016727308082012-05-06T08:44:22.035+01:002012-05-06T08:44:22.035+01:00I wonder how the tiercel knows when the falcon is ...I wonder how the tiercel knows when the falcon is ready for a changeover? He has been perched on the tray for a while now, and she ducked her head when he arrived - looking determined to keep sitting. Ahh as I write I see fresh eggshell - looks like #3 is out.Rej (AT)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17569615245890592275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-37497790320286278372012-05-06T08:38:12.599+01:002012-05-06T08:38:12.599+01:00A piece of shell has just appeared from under the ...A piece of shell has just appeared from under the falcon on the scrape. Possibly the third chick has hatched?Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-22542301164444785432012-05-06T07:51:56.624+01:002012-05-06T07:51:56.624+01:00Good pic on flickr RJ.
That egg is definitely hatc...Good pic on flickr RJ.<br />That egg is definitely hatching!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-5348590676165506992012-05-06T07:35:22.686+01:002012-05-06T07:35:22.686+01:0007:28 -The falcon is wriggling again, so perhaps e...07:28 -The falcon is wriggling again, so perhaps egg number 3 is hatchingRej (AT)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17569615245890592275noreply@blogger.com