Update Tuesday 18th: a fourth egg was laid this morning!
Please check out the comments for more information/video clips.
All four eggs visible today (18th). Screenshot by Kate
Here's a video by Wendy showing a change over today:
The third egg was laid yesterday and here's a screenshot taken by Kate in Devon to whom many thanks:
To read about the first two eggs and find links to videos posted by Wendy Barrter please scroll down to the previous post and its comments.
The Project team
The project is in its 20th year!
The project is managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust with support from its partners Derby Cathedral, Cathedral Quarter and Derby City Council's IT team.
28 comments:
Thanks for new page which I missed again, have brought some relevant comments about THIRD EGG which could be missed ...
You were not seeing things Jean ... here is footage showing, I believe, her laying the THIRD egg at 19.27 and turning to show us the tiniest glimpse, YIPPEE!!
https://youtu.be/4j5rKUI59JE
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Jean15 March 2025 at 20:09
Thank you Wendy…… she certainly looks more settled now!!
Wendy Bartter15 March 2025 at 20:14
She had to shuffle a bit to work out how to get three under her as she was backed right in the corner!😀
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Kate16 March 2025 at 09:10
Morning all. well his patience paid off, he was standing on the slate side, then as soon as she left the eggs he shot over to start incubate. Ha!! Phots on Flickr.
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Wendy Bartter16 March 2025 at 11:46
So pleased that you caught that changeover Kate, there's another later when female returned but I missed that ... she us currently on the eggs calling out ... interesting to see the pale colour of third egg, wonder what the fourth one will be?
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Wendy Bartter16 March 2025 at 12:13
61 hours between 2nd and 3rd egg, on that timeline it could be around 8a.m. on Tuesday for the 4th one🤔🤯
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There was an extremely long standoff this afternoon when the male would not relinquish eggs to his partner forcing her to 'insist', he does love to incubate ... he had already been on the eggs for a long time before this footage starts ...
https://youtu.be/P_XTeI06_68
Still three eggs at changeover just now (19:17).
This is so sweet
Hassle free changeover at 11.01 ... wonder how it will go when female returns to takeover???
https://youtu.be/4o0nuq06c90
Another changeover at 17.28, then female returns and male still a bit reluctant to move off eggs ...
https://youtu.be/obEJ5Q_yH0M
Relying on you earlybirds to spot the egg 👀🥚
Still 3 eggs this morning
Morning Natalie, she recently flew so maybe a comfort break before the next long haul.She back chupping 06.20
Good morning from skegness...yeah I did think the same she flew off to get that egg moving to lay in the next few hours hopefully
6 45 still 3 eggs. Here in derby -1 so perhaps she is feeling the cold ( I am!!) I know they have sat through a lot worse!! Chris m
So iv been watching since the last post and it's really hard to tell male to female lol 6.48 change over so maybe was dad sat on eggs since 6.20
Glad I am not the only one confoosed Ha!!!, yep think that is her on three eggs at the moment
A lil convo going off between the 2 I'm assuming the male was asking mum to move but she stood her ground and stayed..he flew off
Maybe he deciding to get some food to tempt her, love how he checked her beak.
just laid nice shiny red one
we have seen a brand new egg. Hooray!
A sure sign that she was near to laying another egg
Hello Tiggywinkle class, well done,
Such good news Kate, sorry I just missed the moment so no footage this time!
Caught a glimpse of the egg at 8.52 but wasn’t sure if it was the fourth egg, looked wet and shiny!!
Thanks for all your comments, especially the one from Tiggywinckles Class!
Thanks for the timeline Jean, I missed this one😥
at last I scapped the change over to see the 4 Eggs, pic on flickr
Here's some footage of changeovers with good views of FOUR EGGS! Male behaving himself today, maybe all those eggs a bit uncomfortable!
https://youtu.be/hx-gWSjVE9U
Thanks Wendy, well done, I kept just missing the showings earlier Doh!!
Now for the l-o-n-g wait ... last year it was 33 days from last egg laid to the hatch of 2 chicks ... so around the 20th April (🐣maybe!)
Awwwweee that would be a lovely Easter surprise for us all Easter Sunday
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