tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post3682936938062857741..comments2024-03-28T16:23:15.216+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Egg number three!Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-11293184818245223292009-03-30T22:49:00.000+01:002009-03-30T22:49:00.000+01:00colin do you mean her condition is better this yea...colin do you mean her condition is better this year or last year and what do's this tell us about our female thanks jojonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-71389570234735882592009-03-30T21:22:00.000+01:002009-03-30T21:22:00.000+01:00Well, I shall blame you, Colin when I sit up till ...Well, I shall blame you, Colin when I sit up till 12:30 and nothing happens (lol) There's certainly not a lot happening right now, one dozing peregrine on the three eggs. Lucky Jenny to get the red carpet rolled out - I guess it's well deserved for being such a faithful supporter all the way from Hong Kong. Buckinghamshire is quite a long way away too, you know ......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-9280353578834906782009-03-30T18:39:00.000+01:002009-03-30T18:39:00.000+01:00Andy I would expect incubation to start after the ...Andy I would expect incubation to start after the third egg or perhaps the day after if she was to lay four. But she seemed to start incubating after the second.<BR/>Which would indicate 3.Has she been covering or incubating? only time will tell.One thing I have noticed off photos from 2008 and my recently photos, last year her condition and colour seemed better.<BR/>Regards<BR/>ColinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-13943344883785657242009-03-30T18:02:00.000+01:002009-03-30T18:02:00.000+01:00Pax Canada 9.53amYes remembering from last year, I...Pax Canada 9.53am<BR/>Yes remembering from last year, I wondered if she had finished laying eggs.<BR/>Nick, hope you had your pic. taking with J. and at some time you can post it, with her permission of course, I realise you also work to keep body and soul together :-)<BR/>It is so nice to see more people joining us to watch the falcons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-11126498936272189482009-03-30T17:59:00.000+01:002009-03-30T17:59:00.000+01:00I'd also noticed that both birds have been rather ...I'd also noticed that both birds have been rather more attentive and one or other of them has been hanging around rather a lot waiting for 'shift change'. So maybe incubation has already started or is about to start in earnest (following the laying of a possible 4th egg). I think I've read somewhere that incubation can actually start just before the final egg is laid... Sure we'll know the answer in the morning! Three eggs is fine as long as all the chicks turn out healthy :)Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-53919472784921139192009-03-30T17:23:00.000+01:002009-03-30T17:23:00.000+01:00Lister live/listen again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/...Lister live/listen again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/derby -links in bottom right corner.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-49549637244036659822009-03-30T17:21:00.000+01:002009-03-30T17:21:00.000+01:00Oh, Karen Anne, hold your horses! I'll put a blog ...Oh, Karen Anne, hold your horses! I'll put a blog entry together later tonight with some shots of ourlatest special visitor (not that every visitor , real or virtual, isn't special, or course).<BR/>Meanwhile I'm just about to listen to an interview with her on Radio Derby in a few minutes.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-80044726190324288232009-03-30T17:03:00.000+01:002009-03-30T17:03:00.000+01:00How about a photo of Jennie, I think we'd like to ...How about a photo of Jennie, I think we'd like to "meet" the visitors.Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-83589420451331014322009-03-30T16:57:00.000+01:002009-03-30T16:57:00.000+01:00I tend to agree with Andy and Colin (though I'm re...I tend to agree with Andy and Colin (though I'm really no expert!). The two birds seem to have been sitting contantly over the last 12 hours, and a quick look at the webcam footage inside the Cathedral tower this lunchtimne (with Jennie from Hong Kong) also showed very quick changeovers. None of your casual "I don't care if these eggs lie about a bit whilst I consider waddling over, or maybe nip out for a snack first". So I also think it's three eggs for 2009. We'll know for sure by tomorrow.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-72210569674442383732009-03-30T14:27:00.000+01:002009-03-30T14:27:00.000+01:00I took part in a concert at the Cathedral on Satur...I took part in a concert at the Cathedral on Saturday night, which was at times very loud. Someone wondered if the music would bother the peregrines. I said that if they could put up with the church bells, a bit of Mahler wasn't going to bother them!<BR/><BR/>Kate (Derby)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-90871627927752755022009-03-30T13:34:00.000+01:002009-03-30T13:34:00.000+01:00Just wittnessed the changeover of the sitting on e...Just wittnessed the changeover of the sitting on eggs, the male has been sitting on the eggs for rather a long spell, and has just left,the female has returned to the nest and eggs almost right away and sat on them. This would suggest that my theory about incubation has started. Looks like 3 eggs for 2009. Andy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-21327641662422455112009-03-30T13:22:00.000+01:002009-03-30T13:22:00.000+01:00Thanks colin, its not just me thinking the same th...Thanks colin, its not just me thinking the same then! AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-87290637148382054232009-03-30T13:15:00.000+01:002009-03-30T13:15:00.000+01:00Andy I said the same to Nick a few days ago, I tho...Andy I said the same to Nick a few days ago, I thought she was very attentive to the 2 eggs she had at the time? I guess will have to wait and see. But as you I have a niggle in the back of my mind that 3 eggs could be it for 2009.<BR/>Regards<BR/>ColinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-65446290551825697262009-03-30T13:12:00.000+01:002009-03-30T13:12:00.000+01:00Does anybody ie. any of the nicks or colin have an...Does anybody ie. any of the nicks or colin have any response to my theory about incubation starting? Andy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-11067066268646115472009-03-30T12:40:00.000+01:002009-03-30T12:40:00.000+01:00I have not seen him bring her any breakfast. How o...I have not seen him bring her any breakfast. How often does she need to eat? She looks like she is dreaming about a nice juicy rat.Roger (Vienna)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-5001690175630352132009-03-30T12:18:00.000+01:002009-03-30T12:18:00.000+01:00I could be completely wrong with my guess and i,ll...I could be completely wrong with my guess and i,ll eat humble pie if i am.Having spent many years watching, observing and learning about peregrines, not just here in Derby, it looks too me as though both the adult birds are spending alot more time sitting on the eggs, could this be that incubation has possibly started, and we will not get a 4th egg?. (Just a quess though!!!!!! whats your opinion colin). Andy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-11416910571132047262009-03-30T11:08:00.000+01:002009-03-30T11:08:00.000+01:00Hi TerriAccording to Colin (Quote)And his predicti...Hi Terri<BR/><BR/>According to Colin (Quote)<BR/><BR/>And his prediction for egg number four is 12.30 am on Tuesday...not the best of times for us UK-watchers!<BR/><BR/><BR/>11.08amLYNNEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-85813110553656317232009-03-30T10:46:00.000+01:002009-03-30T10:46:00.000+01:00I used to live in Derby about 20 years ago for sev...I used to live in Derby about 20 years ago for several years and I have a huge soft spot for the city, so I'm finding this peregrine watch rather heart warming.<BR/>Anyway, I was just going to ask, when did you say the next egg is due? Will it be tonight, very late at night or early in the morning (to quote Harry Enfield) so we'll expect to see it tomorrow morning over breakfast?Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-77668035441429656342009-03-30T10:23:00.000+01:002009-03-30T10:23:00.000+01:00Nick, no problem to promote the website!I'm eager ...Nick, no problem to promote the website!<BR/>I'm eager to be in 3<I>-something</I> weeks ;}<BR/><BR/>Fabien<BR/><A HREF="http://feub.net/photonature" REL="nofollow">http://feub.net/photonature</A>Fabienhttp://feub.net/photonaturenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-83396370965190143152009-03-30T10:13:00.000+01:002009-03-30T10:13:00.000+01:00Well this is all very efficient so far, and I look...Well this is all very efficient so far, and I look forward to number four landing on the shingle with better predictability than your average train.<BR/><BR/>But what's happened to the weather? "The tower crane" view at the moment looks like something from a Hollywood disaster movie.....John B (not the sloop)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-72933470509438314082009-03-30T08:20:00.000+01:002009-03-30T08:20:00.000+01:00Wow - 80 comments in two days, and such helpful in...Wow - 80 comments in two days, and such helpful information from everyone, especially Colin, our local peregrine expert. Unfortunately I missed all the action this weekend, but am excited to be able to meet "Jennie from Hong Kong" in a few hours time when she arrives in Derby for a whirlwind visit before heading off back home. (There are a few members of the press keen to meet her, too!)<BR/>Sorry if the nighttime camera view was a bit fuzzy - the camera can't autofocus at night as well as it can in daylight when it's zoomed in. As for "pudding cam" on top of the tower, I suspect this is either a bad case of condensation or that some of the birds' old prey remains near the camera have blown over and are partly obscuring the lens. This may take a few days to get fixed, and we now have to work carefully as it's against the law for anyone (including us) to disturb a peregrine on its nest without authority.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-10527142656638285492009-03-30T01:28:00.000+01:002009-03-30T01:28:00.000+01:00Has the nestbox camera slipped its focus in? It's...Has the nestbox camera slipped its focus in? It's 1 am over there, right? You aren't adjusting the focus at this hour, are you?Karen Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306986336556283751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-92153444043869808692009-03-30T00:59:00.000+01:002009-03-30T00:59:00.000+01:00Colin, I have been reading your blogs and wo...Colin,<BR/> I have been reading your blogs and wonder how you know so much about the peregrine? Some how I don't think you are a plumber unless you are a very enthusiastic plumber.<BR/>Mike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-66783385314112595222009-03-29T18:04:00.000+01:002009-03-29T18:04:00.000+01:00Well Just wanted to say that this is the first yea...Well Just wanted to say that this is the first year I have been interested in the Peregrins. An due to some excellent insider information from my other half Andy (who has been great at explaining things and very imformative...Thank you Andy) I have become hooked. Its amazing to watch and cant wait until they begin to hatch. <BR/>Colin also wanted to say how great I have found your comments explaing things very useful Thank you. It does make a difference to have someone explain what is going on and helps to keep me coming back for more. <BR/>Great job everyone and I look forward to following with interest.<BR/>A new interested Derby lassAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-1498431074990855252009-03-29T17:46:00.000+01:002009-03-29T17:46:00.000+01:00Pax Canadaoops I am three hours behind Karen and A...Pax Canada<BR/>oops I am three hours behind Karen and AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com