tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post6054653742004868556..comments2024-03-28T16:23:15.216+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: Drawing to a close - or is it?Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-83335468028701256582012-06-29T21:52:16.810+01:002012-06-29T21:52:16.810+01:00Did anyone notice the Olympic torch going down ful...Did anyone notice the Olympic torch going down full Street on the web cam tonight ?.Michael from South-Derbyshire.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-12384362285606568372012-06-29T12:29:46.013+01:002012-06-29T12:29:46.013+01:00Wish I could join you peregrine watchers by the Ca...Wish I could join you peregrine watchers by the Cathedral, though judging by your slideshow, the weather was awful, Ian! A juvie stooping, Christina - wow, and to think that not so long ago, they were little white bean bags which couldn't sit up straight. They've been doing a fair bit of posing by the webcams while I've been working this week so I can't complain really :) but I also enjoyed your close-ups on Flickr, Cliff. <br /><br />Yes, can we reach £1000?!? The wonderful legacy which the Project has been offered will make even a £5 donation fly and in memory of someone who loved the peregrines. The new technology and all the plans for work in schools are so exciting and if the new leaflet which I picked up from the Watchpoint recently is also a sign of things to come then we're very lucky. I really like the way it tells the story of the Project and I have enjoyed sharing it with people up here. Well done again everyone and good luck with the final Watchpoint tomorrow.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910593047048811506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-747952031036293382012-06-28T22:32:20.048+01:002012-06-28T22:32:20.048+01:00Thanks for reporting about the birds this evening ...Thanks for reporting about the birds this evening and this morning guys. Good to hear everything is fine.<br />Let's hope the weather is better for Saturday's final WP.<br />Nick (DWT)<br />And belated thanks to all the donors on Saturday including Jo and David R.Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-22524584395538181002012-06-28T22:16:45.467+01:002012-06-28T22:16:45.467+01:00tonite at 8pm all 4 juverniles flying well around ...tonite at 8pm all 4 juverniles flying well around cathedral as the sun came out and 1 juvernile went into a stoop awesome to watch<br />from jon cliff christinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-80761025723488745762012-06-28T18:31:25.515+01:002012-06-28T18:31:25.515+01:00The last shot in the slideshow has a mouseover to ...The last shot in the slideshow has a mouseover to help find the position of the Peregrins in the shot.<br /><br />Regards IanIan (superbrad)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-34143337873838340572012-06-28T18:24:42.793+01:002012-06-28T18:24:42.793+01:00Hi all
During todays thunderstorm and torrential ...Hi all <br />During todays thunderstorm and torrential rain Cliff and Myself had a fantastic view of one of the adults tempting three of the juveniles off the tower with prey. The visability was at the best poor and it was during one of the worst parts of the storm. Thunder and lightening and rain of monsoon proportions did not deter the Juveniles from trying to get the prey.<br />All this happened at around 11am Over the green and around the tower. <br />After it was over 4 birds were on the Cathedral tower in our sight.<br />One by the lightening conductor on the north face to the left of the missing Grotesque.<br />One the north face right hand Grotesque.<br />One on the west face of the tower on the left Grotesque (above the main entrance).<br />One of the Parent swapped from near the top of north east pinicle to near the top of the south east pinacle. None of the birds at this point would be in view from the Cathedral Green.<br />Some rather poor shots are in the slideshow below.<br />.<br />https://picasaweb.google.com/113923448994663547451/0628PeregrinThunderStorm#slideshow/5759132823369459778<br />.<br />.Regards Ian (superbrad)<br />.Ian (superbrad)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-2866365577873341402012-06-28T13:05:57.392+01:002012-06-28T13:05:57.392+01:00Torrential thunderstorms and downpours in Derby th...Torrential thunderstorms and downpours in Derby this morning.....so no watch point of course. Between the storms there was one bedraggled looking youngster up above the platform but no other birds in view. I'm sure they will be fine though Phoebe.<br />Robert: re. a roof: RJ is right that there would be all sorts of permission and design issues to deal with. We have considered it in the past but in the end decided against trying to put a roof on.<br />In the 'wild' peregrines will nest on cliff ledges open to the elements so they are adapted to cope with wind and rain. Enclosed nest sites (ie with sides and roofs may cause other problems such as a build up of parasites and disease in the nest which would not be open to frost and drying winds, so on balance we think the set up we have is probably alright but I'm sure we will be discussing this again in the autumn, especially after what happened in Nottingham.<br />Nick B (DWT)Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-69393513318607982852012-06-28T11:02:38.262+01:002012-06-28T11:02:38.262+01:00There is a terrific thunderstorm where I live (18m...There is a terrific thunderstorm where I live (18miles from Derby)my power keeps going off and somewhere in the fields opposite has been struck, it looks to be going in the Derby direction. I hope the youngsters will cope.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-37812517764047147092012-06-28T10:11:29.293+01:002012-06-28T10:11:29.293+01:00Sorry, missed the intro to my last –
Robert
Goo...Sorry, missed the intro to my last – <br /><br />Robert<br /><br />Good idea, through this last couple of months I’ve wondered the same thing. Although they are not nearly as exposed as other scrapes.<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-13126748540865730162012-06-28T10:08:01.982+01:002012-06-28T10:08:01.982+01:00Robert
I would think that the problem might be wh...Robert<br /><br />I would think that the problem might be where it’s sighted – on a church and thus I guess there are all sorts of regulations. The scrape is actually quite unobtrusive, (though the cameras aren’t!) so fitting a roof would make it a bit more obvious. Also I think the roof would have to have quite a slope, to stop the birds perching there, and thus be out of shot. I suppose one corner might have a small canopy, maybe the left hand side, where the eggs are laid, diagonally across that ‘square’? But it would have to be cleverly designed to have little visual impact?<br /><br />I have made my donation, as have others I see, hope everyone else has!<br /><br />RJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-34127681241533404412012-06-28T09:44:48.410+01:002012-06-28T09:44:48.410+01:00Once we know that the birds are not going to retur...Once we know that the birds are not going to return to the nest platform until the new breading season, I would like to make a suggestion.<br /> After watching a recent episode of springwatch where they showed footage of the falcons in Bath, their platform has roof on it to give the birds a little shelter from the recent bad weather we had. Would it not be possible to do something similar to the platform in Derby, especially after the weather we had here in Derby & Nottingham.( I think they need to do the same for their birds).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151977754607726682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-15648822486894170552012-06-27T14:18:12.343+01:002012-06-27T14:18:12.343+01:00Sue: I often type 'watchpint' too...must b...Sue: I often type 'watchpint' too...must be a reason eh?<br />Today's WP went well and the weather was good. All four juvs on the tower to start with, then the adults came and went and the juvs flew about too...some going to the police aerial tower in Chester Green (just visible from the WP.<br />Today we had a local infant school for an hour. Delightful children, very well behaved and all of them finally got to see the birds through the scopes! They went away happy. Their teacher, Ian, had been showing them the live stream at school and had obviously done a really good job teaching them the basics about peregrines.<br />We'll be doing much more of this next year.<br />Big thanks to Tony G, Hilary and Jim M for helping me out today.<br />Nick B (DWT)Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-67295043016612499882012-06-27T12:57:48.885+01:002012-06-27T12:57:48.885+01:00Yes Georgia, it's bitter sweet when the young ...Yes Georgia, it's bitter sweet when the young peregrines fledge. We all miss them! But as Nick says, keep checking back on the webcam from time to time, you'll see the odd bird on the platform now and then. And who will be first to spot the 2013 action! Derby is still the finest project in my book :) but have a google and you'll find webcams to keep you ticking over! I found a FABULOUS white tailed eagle camera in Estonia last winter, to use that overused expression, with justificatioon, it was AWESOME. The British bird charity the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (the RSPB) has some webcams too, see here http://www.rspb.org.uk/webcams/<br /><br />Hope the watchpint today is going well - touch wood, it may even be DRY for once!!!<br /><br />I'm busy here at home playing and playing my swift calls CD, hoping to imprint my new boxes onto any juv swifts so they come back and use them next year. It's been an AWFUL season for the swifts too - too cold and wet and very little food about (ie no insects) Hope you find your white hairstreak butterflies on Saturday, Nick. The weather has been impossible for moths and butterflies too I fear!<br /><br />If all else fails, hope you get lots of donations into the collecting tin, I'm sure you are still keen to get the project funded up just as much as you can so you can make all of your plans happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-732461417491994582012-06-27T08:09:38.076+01:002012-06-27T08:09:38.076+01:00Good to hear it Georgia...hope you keep having a l...Good to hear it Georgia...hope you keep having a look at the web cams and blog through the coming winter and rejoin us again next year.<br />Nick B (DWT)Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-32369750042003305112012-06-27T08:06:50.502+01:002012-06-27T08:06:50.502+01:00I have really enjoyed this site along with the eag...I have really enjoyed this site along with the eagles I have been watching in America. I am a real "birder". The only site left to me, sadly, are the ospreys in New Jersey and my birds in my yard. But there is next year which I look forward to. Thanks to all for your hard work!Georgia from Americanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-71514925369838101462012-06-26T21:20:55.351+01:002012-06-26T21:20:55.351+01:00Donations coming in since we announced the 'mu...Donations coming in since we announced the 'multiplier effect' courtesy of the anon donor have now topped £700....but can we reach £1000?<br />If you've sent money already, many thanks. If you haven't please consider doing so. I'll put a fresh and an updated list of all donors on the blog soon.<br />Nick B (DWT)<br />Ps. Just three watch Points to go (weather permitting). Tomorrow, Thursday and Saturday (30th). Hope to see you there.....Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-15842890927344804272012-06-26T13:21:46.425+01:002012-06-26T13:21:46.425+01:00Diane: a pair has nested in the town for many year...Diane: a pair has nested in the town for many years....so perhaps this is a new pair or a different location.<br />At the cathedral this morning, two juvs flying about confidently and a third on the tower top.<br />No sign of any white letter hairstreak butterflies on some elms nearby. A visit to see them with a guide is planned for Saturday IF the sun shines and if there are any about by then though it's been a rotten year for these insects so far (once hot March was over).<br /><br />Nick B (DWT)Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-36282573523826646952012-06-26T09:31:12.774+01:002012-06-26T09:31:12.774+01:00Good News - according to the Burton Mail, a pair o...Good News - according to the Burton Mail, a pair of peregrines have succesfully raised three youngsters in the town centre and they are about to fledge. The exact location is not being given, to protect the birds.Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-28083492413909884552012-06-26T08:04:37.824+01:002012-06-26T08:04:37.824+01:00Ian (superbrad) - A fabulous set of photos! Thank...Ian (superbrad) - A fabulous set of photos! Thanks for sharing.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-35577587990447518262012-06-25T12:23:47.559+01:002012-06-25T12:23:47.559+01:00Sounds like a great weekend watching the peregrine...Sounds like a great weekend watching the peregrines down at the Cathedral! Thanks so much for the slideshows, Ian :) You did well to catch what was going on because I know how fast things happen and the difficulty of tracking it all through binoculars never mind a camera. The slide shows really show the manoeuvring which the juvies have got to learn. Wow.<br /><br />I also really like the Youtube clip of Nick B explaining how the project came about - really handy to pass on to people I know who might be interested. Great to hear about the funds coming in too!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910593047048811506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-27274641461696704912012-06-25T09:36:39.883+01:002012-06-25T09:36:39.883+01:009.30am and it looks like breakfast has been served...9.30am and it looks like breakfast has been served!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-85667398794223150622012-06-25T07:39:23.286+01:002012-06-25T07:39:23.286+01:00Thanks again, Ian, for a brilliant sequence of sho...Thanks again, Ian, for a brilliant sequence of shots. It looks like it had a stock dove.Joyce S Derbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-8300469110131683702012-06-24T23:15:32.339+01:002012-06-24T23:15:32.339+01:00The falcon is plucking fresh prey at this moment i...The falcon is plucking fresh prey at this moment in the left side of the scrape! Another night hunt maybe.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-22973348187116566412012-06-24T18:20:26.604+01:002012-06-24T18:20:26.604+01:00Another great episode today the Parent Peregrine c...Another great episode today the Parent Peregrine came into view with some food and approached the left hand Grotesque (Left Pig to the regulars)it was soon mobbed by two of the Juv's, During the scrabble for the kill it slipped down the left hand side of the grotesque and started to fall the parent immediately went into a dive going after it and tried to recover the kill, It managed to grab it by the wing as it was approaching the height of the scrape unfortunately the kill slipped through its grasping talons and fell out of view onto the Nave roof.<br />A few Minutes later after it had recovered the kill from the roof it appeared and took it over to the capped chimney across the green at the Derby Silk Mill.<br />You will have to visit the Derby Cathedral Peregrines soon you may be lucky enough to see events like this unfold before your eyes the parents are rather active at the moment teaching the family how to survive in the future.<br />.<br />A slideshow of the event that took place at 09:00am with 18 shots is in the folder below.<br />.<br />https://picasaweb.google.com/113923448994663547451/June24thPeregrinFoodDrop#slideshow/5757649668441578450<br />.<br />Regards Ian (superbrad).Ian (superbrad)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-62879691371845805692012-06-24T17:43:21.339+01:002012-06-24T17:43:21.339+01:00Thanks Simon, that's good of you.
Nick (DWT)Thanks Simon, that's good of you.<br />Nick (DWT)Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.com