As many of you know, the bottom of the nest platform, aka the scrape, has rotted and was sagging badly.
Today (21st) Nick Evans, who made it for us, has very kindly abseiled down on a freezing morning to check the situation and remove the heavy gravel and slates.
Wendy Bartter made this (compressed) video of Nick at work, work which actually took him over an hour!
The project team will discuss how to proceed and replace the existing structure well before the breeding season, perhaps using materials which will last longer.
We are confident the birds will not desert the nest or the cathedral and will continue to use the remaining parts of the platform as perches as winter progresses.
The Project Team
This project is managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust with the help of volunteers, and supported by The Cathedral and the city council's IT team.
70 comments:
Excellent work by Nick this morning, although very cold, thankfully it remained dry and little wind. Well done everyone and also Thanks to our dear Wendy for bringing us the video,and for Nick allowing the cameras to keep rolling, very much appreciated, am sure the Birds will be inspecting the progress
Many thanks to Nick Evans for carrying out this laborious task in order to work out how best to proceed, we await further comments! Was great to observe an expert at work!! Have been watching quite closely this afternoon but no Peregrines as yet!
Well done Nick and thanks everyone for all your hard work. Don't forget everyone, make a donation, needed even more now to help with the repairs.
Hear, hear. Great work 🙂
Happy to be back, and sitting on the front rail....
Flew off, just now.
So pleased that you spotted her Kate
pic on flickr
One just arrived
Just flew off. Theres a bit of a hole in the floor now - Cam 2
Bit disappointed that it appears the bird rings that were on the scrape appeared to be just swept away with the rest of the debris and not collected and returned
I would think it will all be sorted through once back at the wildlife trust
Ones there now
Looks like she’s sunbathing, hehe.
Just flew off
sitting preening on front bar now
Flown 07.18
I missed it, day ruined. 😕
@Anonymous( Ha!! not sure which one ?) pic on Flickr, sadly we can only see tail end at mo
Yeah, I'm looking at the screenshot. Still I cannot tell them apart either.
On the rail again just now ...
Just left.
And back
and now on other side Female ? also other bird tried to land earlier, bonding chirruping,
Just flew off
Back on cam 1
Gone again…
Decent view of our morning visitor albeit very brief as I came late to the party ...
https://youtu.be/dNi6DQ_YBeM?si=2O3LNuRkp0eir9R6
Don't know how long its been there, but theres one on the lower part, Cam 2
On Cam 2 at mo
Now on camera 1 admiring the view
Just caught it flying away
Ones back on camera 1 in its usual spot
Woot, we have one home!
He just flew off.
Someone is home. Sat in middle, so can't see who.
And gone.
What are they up to? I miss them...
Oooo...looks like the floor has dropped a little bit more
Just looked again so no idea how long its been there, but theres one on the lower bit against the wall - Cam 2
It's still there.
On front ledge as I type.
One sitting on the ledge
Yes! I'm late but yay!
Just flew off.
Don't know when, but he/she is back on the lower part again
Both adults there now
One at home on camera 2
Quickie closer view of Dad asleep in the corner where pigeons nest below Mum
https://youtu.be/Fba0fVrj7zA?si=ahZF8JJeQvHxBQBD
Happy to see them today!
More footage showing Dad awake & asleep whilst Mum preens ...
https://youtu.be/IvZkveh7Wp0
One just left (to hunt I presume).
Thanks all I missed earlier, but see Dad still on the pigeons space as I type.......
Little bit dark ...but looks like its still on pigeons space
Left only a few minutes ago. I really thought he was going to spend the night.
On the ledge as I type
One on camera 1 bright n early
Snap !
But flew as I went back to Cam, I pic on flickr just in case not believed Ha!! Just wonder why we have 'a few 'Anonymous' or is it just you ?????
That's just me this morning lol
One back again
Woot!
To add to what the other commenter said, I’m also a user without an account made. 😅
Still there are cam 2 as I type
She left about a minute ago.
Some views of Mum during her visit this morning ...
https://youtu.be/6Y2zZx5Mxjk
No clue when she's arrived but we have one falcon home again!
Partner arrived just now on that corner below.
And off she goes…
Looks like he flew off as well now.
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