tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post8990755711249008599..comments2024-03-28T16:23:15.216+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Tantalisingly close....Plus Update on how to watch Urban Jungles on TVPeregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-55986933726239939592013-08-15T18:22:43.214+01:002013-08-15T18:22:43.214+01:00Thank you Sue! very thoughtful of you to post det...Thank you Sue! very thoughtful of you to post details.<br />I don't live in UK (France) so can't get to the Birdfair but already watch the Estonian sites and agree with you that they are very interesting!<br />Stephstephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-57257768026185952222013-08-15T17:27:02.660+01:002013-08-15T17:27:02.660+01:00(HOPE THIS ISN'T A DUPLICATE - Googlemail is m...(HOPE THIS ISN'T A DUPLICATE - Googlemail is messing me about!) <br />For anyone who is able to get there, I can't recommend Birdfair too much. It's on Friday Saturday and Sunday, 16 17 and 18th August at Egleton, Rutland details here http://www.birdfair.org.uk/ I'm still hoping there may a fabulous Swarovski telescope with my name on it there! Having any sort of binoculars or telescope improves your birdwatching enjoyment hugely, having top notch ones makes it amazing. My scope isn't bad, but when I was given a look down a colleagues top notch one, I was amazed!<br />For anyone who anticipates going into a decline over the winter when the Derby peregrines are less visible on the webcam, may I recommend this Estonian website which in winter features White Tailed Eagles http://www.looduskalender.ee/en/<br />The WTEs won't be featured until the birds actually move down south from where they spend the summer! There's interesting stuff that happens on the website all year round, it really is first class.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-17288275983078207962013-08-15T08:36:35.952+01:002013-08-15T08:36:35.952+01:00A very big hello and welcome to everyone at the Uk...A very big hello and welcome to everyone at the Ukrainian Youth Centre in Weston-on-Trent, South Derbyshire. We hope you enjoyed learning about Derby's amazing peregrine falcons in our talk last night. Thanks for listening so well and asking some brilliant questions along the way. It was a pleasure to meet everyone and we look forward to perhaps hearing from some of you on the blog in the future. Enjoy watching the birds on our webcams! Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256423040507698707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-6872726951070401622013-08-15T07:44:30.024+01:002013-08-15T07:44:30.024+01:00Rather worrying Lorraine, the 'lazer light inc...Rather worrying Lorraine, the 'lazer light incident' but so good that you noticed it - hopefully it was nothing sinister!stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-77100800437136534762013-08-14T22:29:34.231+01:002013-08-14T22:29:34.231+01:00Hello Nick B:
Though the lights have indeed now s...Hello Nick B:<br /><br />Though the lights have indeed now stopped and the self same juvie is still present and settled, thanks for offering to make an enquiry - just in case. I guess if someone wanted to target the juvie, a single beam would have been steadily focused on it, but there was more than one beam and they were random in direction around the tower area in view.<br /><br />It could even have been a tourist group, with the tour guide benignly pointing out the tower and its occupants with one of those new fandangled lazer pointers - but then I doubt they would have done it for nearly an hour.<br /><br />Either way, it does no harm to have it checked out for peace of mind. I'll keep my usual late night monitor and log any similar ocurance.<br /><br />Can't be let anything disturb our little beauties can we !!<br /><br />Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-23310237411746362342013-08-14T21:34:20.846+01:002013-08-14T21:34:20.846+01:00Hi Lorraine: thanks for the info re. lazer lights....Hi Lorraine: thanks for the info re. lazer lights. I would expect your suggestion is likely to be correct but will try to find out more and get back.<br />Nick B (DWT)Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-39964592255169397542013-08-14T21:32:53.160+01:002013-08-14T21:32:53.160+01:00One wet bedraggled looking Juvie on the corbel now...One wet bedraggled looking Juvie on the corbel now. no sign of lasers just heavy rain now. :-(Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-2691154485004977922013-08-14T21:19:45.747+01:002013-08-14T21:19:45.747+01:00Maybe my concerns can be explained actually, becau...Maybe my concerns can be explained actually, because I just googled " Derby lazer light show " and it came up with a listing about just that - Derby does in fact hold lazer light shows, the last being in July I think it said.<br /><br />So perhaps there is a small event going on around the Cathedral or on the Green - who know's. If so, the lights I can see are probably stray directional beams and not an attempt to disrupt the birds.<br /><br />Hope so.Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-90169787691654919872013-08-14T21:07:05.511+01:002013-08-14T21:07:05.511+01:00I wanted to note the following time (9pm) 14/08/13...I wanted to note the following time (9pm) 14/08/13 :-<br />The reason being that someone is shining a lazer light at the peregrine on the tower ledge right now.<br /><br />Watching the bird shows it can clearly see the beam bouncing off the tower brickwork and around it in the air.It looks bemused and slightly unsettled by the experience.<br /><br />I considered it an event worth reporting so that it is logged if needed.<br /><br />I'm unsettled by this because it is definately aimed at the bird in question and I can't reason or condone it.<br /><br />Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-53031572468900756422013-08-14T01:54:33.457+01:002013-08-14T01:54:33.457+01:00Didn't get the opportunity to tune in again un...Didn't get the opportunity to tune in again until later this evening, but glad to hear there were two juvies seen feeding earlier.<br /><br />No sleep over's tonight, though one juvie did stay over last night.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-31275406601121752552013-08-13T21:22:27.588+01:002013-08-13T21:22:27.588+01:00Juvenile near tower cam right now! Looking for nig...Juvenile near tower cam right now! Looking for night fliyers I suspect! Christinefrom christinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-50513706224640683062013-08-13T19:29:40.663+01:002013-08-13T19:29:40.663+01:00Yes it is steph, It's a juvie on the top so we...Yes it is steph, It's a juvie on the top so we have two juvies in view and an adult. It's nice to hear the bells again!<br /><br />Thanks to the team for getting stream 3 back for us!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-68391524445010252822013-08-13T19:26:32.108+01:002013-08-13T19:26:32.108+01:00Thanks Phoebe! Just turned on in time to catch th...Thanks Phoebe! Just turned on in time to catch them - great to have the cam back!stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-56722747584444457872013-08-13T19:14:14.014+01:002013-08-13T19:14:14.014+01:00Juvie still feeding and another bird just landed o...Juvie still feeding and another bird just landed on the top by the spout, it is hiding in the crevice probably with food.<br /><br />Now there is an adult on the third corbel from left under the scrape (that little blind spot). Not sure if it's the one that just landed up top.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-101620841267359672013-08-13T19:10:29.735+01:002013-08-13T19:10:29.735+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-13582239668678189502013-08-13T18:55:33.247+01:002013-08-13T18:55:33.247+01:00The juvie is now in the scrape feeding! They are ...The juvie is now in the scrape feeding! They are not going anywhere just yet.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-41024507546296120902013-08-13T17:17:46.193+01:002013-08-13T17:17:46.193+01:00Yippee! Thanks for letting us know Lorraine!Yippee! Thanks for letting us know Lorraine!stephnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-4058872708562130422013-08-13T16:36:10.271+01:002013-08-13T16:36:10.271+01:00Oh this is great - there's a juvie on the towe...Oh this is great - there's a juvie on the tower preening and looking about just now. I cant get over how "real" he/she looks - <br /><br />Such a massive difference.<br /><br />Just lovely........Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-86719379360287161022013-08-13T16:28:45.905+01:002013-08-13T16:28:45.905+01:00CAM NO:3 BACK IN ACTION !!
It's just wonderfu...CAM NO:3 BACK IN ACTION !!<br /><br />It's just wonderful to see the birds in motion again now that Cam No.3 has been restored ( with sound too! )<br /><br />A big thanks to whoever was responsible for putting the magic back in the Derby Tower - you've made a lot of people smile today !<br /><br />Happy viewing everyone.......... <br />Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-51206559386314503392013-08-13T13:40:17.208+01:002013-08-13T13:40:17.208+01:00There's a juvenile up on the tower near the wa...There's a juvenile up on the tower near the water spout, and I believe it's the tierce on a corbel below the scrape.AnnieF.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12005659812540485097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-68521292581591828482013-08-12T15:43:43.188+01:002013-08-12T15:43:43.188+01:00They really are a super tough species aren't t...They really are a super tough species aren't they?<br /><br />I also caught a glimpse of the jouvie earlier, and think I agree it is the female juvie on the tower right now, with an adult on the scrape - still can't commit myself to stating if it's Mum or Dad though- Dough !!Lorrainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-72151314434125868552013-08-12T15:36:14.559+01:002013-08-12T15:36:14.559+01:00Both of them still there.
@ Lorraine:
The peregri...Both of them still there.<br /><br />@ Lorraine:<br />The peregrines at Nottingham Uni. have a completely open nestbox. During the heavy snowfalls the falcon stayed put on her 3 eggs even though she became almost covered - you could barely see her!<br /><br />However, all 3 hatched and fledged successfully.AnnieF.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12005659812540485097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-59747476213266573692013-08-12T15:24:14.027+01:002013-08-12T15:24:14.027+01:00The juvie is still on the tower and the tiercel is...The juvie is still on the tower and the tiercel is happily preening on the scrape ledge. The juvie could be female not sure but size looks quite large.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-79121319050913223092013-08-12T12:30:03.003+01:002013-08-12T12:30:03.003+01:00Lovely views of a juvenile peregrine on the tower ...Lovely views of a juvenile peregrine on the tower camera this lunchtime.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11256423040507698707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-87076028114206190152013-08-11T21:45:30.631+01:002013-08-11T21:45:30.631+01:00Yes, AnnieF
I now realize and accept such logic...Yes, AnnieF <br /><br />I now realize and accept such logical reasoning. I hadn't considered the space issue and disruption of cam views had I? ( and I so wanted to run up some sweet gingham curtains for the windows! )<br /><br />I remember now, when I visited the Plymouth project, one of the watchers told me about a year which caused all the chicks to actually drown in the scrape before they'd even got a chance to fledge, due to the heavy rainfall on the rock face.<br /><br />Gosh, I guess in that regard, our lot had it a little more cushy ( they even got a hot water bottle! )<br /><br />Seriously though, our Falcon braved the weather very well and also chose very wisely, the day she flew into town and claimed the Derby tower.<br /><br />No wonder one of her canny brood is tough enough to lay claim on the Yorkshire Moors. I'm so hoping that there'll be confirmation on this, from Nick B and Sue Peregrino in the near future.<br /><br />I spied two juvie visits during the day - with two sharing the tower ledge at one point - and also saw the tiercel a few times, on his usual ledge under the scrape.<br /><br /><br /><br /> Lorrainenoreply@blogger.com