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Thursday, 22 April 2021

First egg hatches this morning (22nd April) and an Update

Update 24th April: with two eggs hatched now we can expect a third quite soon. Whether the white egg, the first to be laid, will hatch we must begin to doubt.....
Here's the latest feed captured by the incredible efforts of Wendy Bartter (thanks Wendy):




Our first egg hatched this morning (Thursday 22nd) and screengrabs were captured by 'Necessity is Plato' - so thanks to you whoever and wherever you are!
Hopefully we will have a video of a changeover before too long which will also show the tiny white chick. This page will be updated as and when......
Here is that video (thanks Wendy) showing a somewhat erratic feed with the chick apparently on its back at one point:





By working back through comments left on our blog and at our @derbyperegrines Twitter account yesterday and today, it seems that the first signs that hatching was imminent were heard last night (21st April) Anonymous said: "I definitely heard faint cheeping just now!"

At 10:25 this morning, on Twitter, Necessity is Plato posted the image above, saying "One Chick is definitely hatched!!!"

At 10:35 this morning, Anonymous repeated: "ONE CHICK HAS DEFINITELY HATCHED!"

Then at 10:45am, Anonymous said:: "The female bird is eating one of the brown eggshells. :)"

AnonyBy 12:27, Wendy Bartler had captured this video of the tiercel's first visit after hatching. 

At 14:50, one of the Year 1 children in Gillmor Class at Brigg Infants School had posted this lovely comment: "we hav seen a wite flufy chick. we wer exssited."


At 14:52, Wendy captured this video of the male bringing in food, but she shows little interest in it. 

By 17:09 we saw the first successful feeding of the new chick (see above)

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49 comments:

  1. Phoebe22 April 2021 at 15:57

    Good news, I wonder if the white egg will hatch :)

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  2. Wendy Bartter22 April 2021 at 16:27

    Brought this over from previous page ...
    Dad comes in to see FIRST chick, chats to Mum but she won't changeover
    https://youtu.be/PW3PiQkUkUE
    Have to wait for next changeover for a clear view of the chick!

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  3. Wendy Bartter22 April 2021 at 16:29

    Still no clear view ...
    Mum refuses to move off them when Dad brings in some prey
    https://youtu.be/7BYUG9MuqqM

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  4. Wendy Bartter22 April 2021 at 18:07

    First feed is a little erratic
    https://youtu.be/N8f3BMlVT0s

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  5. Phoebe22 April 2021 at 19:32

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  6. Anonymous22 April 2021 at 20:20

    Just watch a feed. Dad was sat on the eggs and mum was there with the food. As she started feeding the chick came out further from under dad. This appears to be a less skilled pair than the last ones ( hardly surprising) . When mum flew off with the remainder of the prey there was a tense moment with the chick left exposed on it's back in the cold. However when mum returned and they changed over after some effort she managed to gather the chick and the eggs under her. Chris m

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  7. Helen22 April 2021 at 20:29

    I watched that too Chris! It looked like the male didn't really know quite what to do with it. It seems to be a strong chick, moving around a lot already.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/38040380@N08/51132695429/in/dateposted-public/

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  8. Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)22 April 2021 at 21:21

    Just a polite reminder to everyone who posts screenshots from our webcams online: could you please ensure you change the default licencing of your uploads from being your 'copyright' to Creative Commons Commercial Reuse.

    We like to be able to offer these images to anyone to use or modify as they wish - even commercially, and the terms of all Creative Commons licence means that copies or derivative images should also be released with a CC-BY-SA licence. It's no big deal, but it's nice that we are all willing to share the images, and many schoolkids often look for images they can put in projects, so this is a nice way to make their life a little less worrysome.
    Thanks

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  9. Joyce S Derby22 April 2021 at 21:52

    Great news!

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  10. Anonymous22 April 2021 at 23:16

    Nick, how do you change the licencing?

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  11. Wendy Bartter23 April 2021 at 09:44

    08.54 changeover, no overnight hatches & awkward feeding
    https://youtu.be/lxOu97TZWyM

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  12. Wendy Bartter23 April 2021 at 09:59

    Wonder if first-time Mum as chick doesn't get much food
    https://youtu.be/4Kop4IC6rts

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  13. Wendy Bartter23 April 2021 at 10:05

    09.00 Mum returns to cover chick & eggs
    https://youtu.be/CCfuBFdUZOU

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  14. Wendy Bartter23 April 2021 at 12:04

    11.47 Dad brings food but Mum not interested
    https://youtu.be/qgvjx2uY0Gk

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  15. Anonymous23 April 2021 at 12:44

    Chick fed. It didn't appear completely full but obviously got some. Mum does appear to be getting a little more skilled at the task. Chris m

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  16. Wendy Bartter23 April 2021 at 13:01

    Mum very reluctant to changeover with Dad when he came in at 12.20, took her four minutes to make up her mind ... https://youtu.be/3L95lb_Pqm0

    Thanks for info about the feed Chris, I missed that one!

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  17. Wendy Bartter23 April 2021 at 15:38

    Saw a later feed around 14.30-ish & she seemed to be managing to feed chick with more success ... in the shade so a bit too dark for vid!

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  18. Wendy Bartter23 April 2021 at 17:31

    Still just the ONE chick @ 16.17 changeover
    https://youtu.be/aYbC-1jAygY

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  19. Wendy Bartter23 April 2021 at 20:32

    Feature length vid of feed @ 19.58
    https://youtu.be/CGFqunloqdM

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  20. Anonymous24 April 2021 at 08:15

    Pretty sure two chicks were visible during feed about 7:30 this morning

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  21. Jessica24 April 2021 at 08:16

    And then there were 2!

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  22. Helen24 April 2021 at 10:28

    Great to see both chicks being fed this morning. It looks like the pale egg is still intact.

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  23. Wendy Bartter24 April 2021 at 10:30

    Brilliant news to log on to, bit late to the party today!

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  24. Wendy Bartter24 April 2021 at 11:52

    The briefest view of our TWO chicks @ 11.36 ...
    https://youtu.be/8P77LVRITAY

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  25. Wendy Bartter24 April 2021 at 17:28

    Can't quite make sense of this ... Dad brings food & Mum flies off with it, no attempt to feed chicks! Not been around to see if any other feeding since this morning ... anyone ???
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/PWKC5813fxWa2BR57

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  26. Wendy Bartter24 April 2021 at 17:33

    Mum just come back with food for chicks, so relieved!

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  28. Wendy Bartter24 April 2021 at 23:04

    Have re-edited 17.33 feeding vid, a lot shorter without losing content
    https://youtu.be/pWLCDYZS1RI

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  29. Wendy Bartter25 April 2021 at 11:18

    Some kind of alarm @ 10.11 this morning ... Still TWO chicks
    https://youtu.be/nbQUizcaDrY

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  30. Wendy Bartter25 April 2021 at 12:24

    Feed @ 10.32 ... https://youtu.be/HWSmX2Amr7M

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  31. Anonymous25 April 2021 at 12:40

    Wendy I saw the mother bird do that a couple of days ago, too. She flew off with the food, but flew back with the mostly-stripped carcass and fed the chick from it.

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  32. Wendy Bartter25 April 2021 at 13:04

    She must have been terribly hungry Anon, having to feed herself first before being able to feed chick(s), after all they only need a few mouthfuls of tiny morsels when so new ... always amazes me how fast they grow though!

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  33. Wendy Bartter25 April 2021 at 16:49

    Trying to count the chicks ... I think only the TWO
    https://photos.app.goo.gl/PWKC5813fxWa2BR57

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  34. Wendy Bartter25 April 2021 at 17:49

    Another feed just ended, could only see one feeding on cam #1 as too far in corner, switched to other cam after she'd flown with prey & could see two ... plus lots of feathers from latest food! Lol

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  35. Anonymous26 April 2021 at 06:57

    Feed just before 7 this morning. Still appeared to be just 2 chicks.

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  36. Unknown26 April 2021 at 09:08

    Poor mum she must be shattered. She is leaving a lot of bits lying around on the platform. That is a bit of a concern.

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  37. Heather26 April 2021 at 09:20

    Can anyone help a technophobe that in previous years has had no problems viewing the webcams please. This year I can view both webcams with audio on webcam 1 but the time frame stays on the time that I login and therefore unable to view any movement within the platform.

    Lovely to see that there are chicks this year and fingers crossed all will fledge safely as this new pair seem to be on a steep learning curve!

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  38. Wendy Bartter26 April 2021 at 13:15

    Hi Heather, sorry to hear of your problems viewing the cams, I have not experiencec any problems since live streaming was restored ... all I can suggest is that you completely refresh your links to see if that works , if you haven't already tried that is, another is to clear the cache on your pc!
    If no luck then email the two Nicks to see what they suggest!

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  39. Unknown26 April 2021 at 14:44

    Lunch time. Only saw 2 chicks but dad remained there during feeding. Both got some. Chris m

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  40. Wendy Bartter26 April 2021 at 15:32

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  41. Wendy Bartter26 April 2021 at 15:54

    Certainly was a different feeding session, a family affair ... https://youtu.be/7Y7YBXWO-cg

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  42. Heather26 April 2021 at 19:19

    Hi Wendy, have been enjoying the glorious sunshine today so will try your suggestions regarding the webcams tomorrow. Hopefully one of them will solve the problem. Many thanks and fingers crossed!

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  43. Wendy Bartter26 April 2021 at 20:42

    Wishing you luck Heather!

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  44. Heather27 April 2021 at 09:36

    Hi Wendy,
    Just been enjoying seeing the latest feed on my iPhone, the falcon seems to be getting the hang of it & lovely to see the chicks in real time. Now to tackle the iPad!

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  45. Wendy Bartter27 April 2021 at 09:44

    Pleased to hear you saw a feed Heather, I missed that one ... presume still just the TWO chicks?

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  46. Steven Smith27 April 2021 at 11:04

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  47. Steven Smith27 April 2021 at 11:05

    I felt certain that yesterday afternoon I saw three chicks, I am now 100% positive at the feeding session around 10:58 this morning!!

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  48. Wendy Bartter27 April 2021 at 12:09

    That's great news Steven, sorry I missed that feed, looking forward to next reveal!

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  49. Wendy Bartter27 April 2021 at 13:31

    Mum leaves for a while @ 13.10 revealing what looks like THREE chicks, white egg still unhatched ... https://youtu.be/twrOufxzVZI

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