Monday 27th: Wendy's YT video of the chicks today shows them getting their feathers:
Saturday 25th May Watch Point report:
There were more than one hundred visitors including some who had been last week and others who came back for more later on!
The birds were less active until late on when both adult birds arrived back so there was more to see.
The male retrieved some cached prey from one of the alcoves on the 'window' which he seemed to leave on the scrape. The female was then seen feeding the chicks. From the ground it looked as if all three chicks were getting fed and this was confirmed when checks of the web cams were made on mobiles.
There was also an art group present who were sketching. One of them, Tom Burley, produced this quick painting of the watchpoint:
Report on the first Watch Point on 18th May:
Over 180 visitors, including many children, visited the first watch point event today (18th).
The weather was great and the birds performed well.
Huge thanks to our volunteers for giving up their time today and to Cathedral Quarter for the use of a gazebo and funding support as well!
The Project Team
This project is managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust with great support from The Cathedral staff, Cathedral Quarter and the city council's IT team.
It is so amazing to see one of the baby's feeding its self when parent bought food back both parents are there too soo sweet nattalie from sunny skegness
ReplyDeleteall 3 just had a big feed nearly a whole bird about 45 mins
ReplyDeleteWas wondering the ringed feed we regularly see in the nest are they identifiable?
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ReplyDelete14;25 feeding time all 3 fed well smallest one retired first but fed well ,parent left 14:56
ReplyDeleteMuch longer feed at 14.33, all seemed eager ...
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Just been through that feed again and seems that the littl'un doesn't get enough and gives up too quickly!
ReplyDeleteFeed at 09.43 had to be re-edited, new link here
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This feed at 18.35 had already started, both adults present, looked like male feeding chicks & female continually screeching at him (sound a bit muted due to 2x speed), he was going to fly with the prey but it seemed to get caught on ledge & she quickly grabbed it ...
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This mornings feed saw one of the chicks have a whole pigeon leg @ 08.17am. Amazing to watch as it was almost as long as (s)he is.
ReplyDeleteWish I had been recording that!
DeleteThis feed at 13.41 was quite substantial, tbe chicks are becoming very loud ...
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Part of a feed from 17.44 ...
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But not too long to wait for next two prey items at 17.55 and 18.04
https://youtu.be/vjMxFDFLQyA?si=kOY2AKkKTY29XWOk
Horrible wet day today. Are the chick's waterproof with their fluff?
ReplyDeleteThe chick down is not waterproof, female has been saturated several times today!
DeleteFeed at 12.26 ...
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Another feed at 14.42 ...
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Female feeds chicks leftovers at 16.54 ...
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Looked like a decent feed at 11.59 for 20 minutes ...
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Another reasonable feed at 17.46 ...
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Do you think the chicks might eat a leg with a ring on it? If so, do they then sick the ring up again?
ReplyDeleteI don't think they would eat it- an interesting thought, though! Watching Ospreys at Poole, second chick just hatching- parents not good at feeding them yet!
ReplyDeleteShort feed only small prey only 2 fed. chick at the back had no room to get to the front ,didn't get any feed
ReplyDeleteParent back with bigger feed. longer feed this time all fed
ReplyDeleteTwo chicks fine, flapping and preening- the other not well, I think.
ReplyDeleteTwo chicks fine, flapping and preening- the other not well, I think.
ReplyDeleteLovely to see their progress.
Am worried about 3rd chick. Not seen it this morning. Other two very active.
ReplyDeleteAll 3 are there, two on one side of the scrape and one in other side you can just see the back end of he the chic
ReplyDelete16.05. Two chicks hunkered down on camera 2. Third chick on camera one having a good feed, feeding itself, no trouble. No adult around.
ReplyDeleteOur chicks are 28 and 27 days old! ...
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All three chicks gather for a feed at 13.16 ...
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So pleased to hear that you had another successful Watchpoint!
ReplyDeleteThis was an exceptionally noisy feed at 18.38 with lots of wandering about in the scrapes afterwards ...
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A little snippet of one of the chicks standing very tall this morning, good to see all of them walking properly now ...
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Feed at 13.54, one chick seems to make a meal of a little bit of prey all by himself in other scrape ...
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A far longer feed here at 16.58, watching to see if littl'un gets enough ...
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When will the chicks fledge, and do they still come back to the scrape for a while before they fly away?
ReplyDeleteIt usually takes between five and six weeks from hatching to fledging. The chicks are about four and a half weeks at the moment so I would say another week or so. They do sometimes come back to the nest platform. In the past they have also tended to perch on the nave roof below or higher up on the tower.
ReplyDeleteChick preens in close view on cam #1 this morning ...
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Good feed at 18.26 ...
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Does anyone know what the prey was at the20.55 feed with all different colour feathers
ReplyDeleteI was just going to ask the same thing- turquoise and white feathers?
ReplyDeleteAlso pink and yellow bits, and the main colour very white.
ReplyDeleteSurely no wild bird like that? Someone's escaped pet perhaps...
ReplyDeleteMaybe something like a cockatoo?
ReplyDeleteI thought the same a cockatoo
ReplyDeleteOr maybe some idiot has died a bird for a pathetic "gender reveal"
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly added a bit of colour to the decor.
ReplyDeleteWell iv googled all sorts and can't find what bird it could of been
ReplyDeleteBig feathers, so a fair sized bird. Any experts out there with any ideas?
ReplyDeleteIt's a mystery. Hope it isn't a "painted bird". Could be toxic.
ReplyDeleteThere is a type of macaw called a military macaw that are kept as pets? Got the same colours I think.
ReplyDeleteNot any kind of parrot ... I realised that I had footage of the female bringing in this unusual prey, sent the video to Ed Drewitt who is the go-to man for prey ID and he said 'It’s a dyed white dove - often used in cultural weddings', which I personally find very distasteful, here is the video (you'll have to ignore the encroaching Tesco message)
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Feed from 19.13 yesterday, just the start and finish ...
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Start & finish of a 15 minute feed at 09.38 then chicks moving around ... dreadful strong wind!
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Full feed at 20.09 where we see male bring prey and Female takes to feed chicks
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