Last year the falcon laid her first egg on 9th March.
This year the platform is covered in snow so if she's ready to lay she'll have to hold on!
Wendy Bartter captured this video clip this morning (Friday 10th):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEROeVdrRtc
The falcon walks over the area where eggs are usually laid but doesn't linger. Later in the clip she is seen from the other camera looking out at a sunny if still snowy Derby.
Some years ago, the Nottingham University pair already had eggs when it snowed very hard in March.
Despite the snow almost completely covering her, the falcon sat on her eggs throughout!
How remarkable is that?.jpg)
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Looks like the falcon has been re-excavating the scrape where the snow has started to melt. Some pieces of gravel lying on top of the remaining snow where she's pushed it to the sides. She's just flown off again, after a bit of calling in the distance!
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