tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post6520139699927382946..comments2024-03-27T19:23:48.197+00:00Comments on Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project - 2024: False Alarm, Comments and Live StreamingPeregrine Project Member (Nick M.)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-72194057066230866932014-03-29T09:06:35.236+00:002014-03-29T09:06:35.236+00:00is it the same pair that comes every year or could...is it the same pair that comes every year or could it be the one of the peregrines from the eggs that get layed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-56020028447006604202014-03-29T08:33:44.952+00:002014-03-29T08:33:44.952+00:00Wonderful news! And I can see that we had some ver...Wonderful news! And I can see that we had some very wakeful watchers late last night looking out for the rest of us :) Thank you everyone and especially to Nick who will have yet another weekend trek to the cathedral to retrieve video for a waiting world. Where would we be without the team!?!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12910593047048811506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-10427071790716648042014-03-29T00:48:12.352+00:002014-03-29T00:48:12.352+00:00Yes Lorraine cam 3 was buffering. I have put two ...Yes Lorraine cam 3 was buffering. I have put two screen grabs on flickr already which show when she laid (can tell by her movement) and one with the egg in front of her. It was exhausting to watch!! I can sleep contentedly now lol<br /><br />Nick will no doubt get a video for us as the time was captured accurately.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-80452264933321906182014-03-29T00:44:50.313+00:002014-03-29T00:44:50.313+00:00Here's a BP image shortly after the event.Here's a BP image shortly after the event.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318770820387442456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-22758863129733889562014-03-29T00:40:13.931+00:002014-03-29T00:40:13.931+00:00Yep - first egg. great to see. Nick M.Yep - first egg. great to see. Nick M.Peregrine Project Member (Nick M.)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08206815980511978659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-88739173516859603432014-03-29T00:40:10.679+00:002014-03-29T00:40:10.679+00:00Gosh Phoebe, I feel over the moon. Did you find th...Gosh Phoebe, I feel over the moon. Did you find that Cam 3 got stuck in "buffering" mode at a crucial point? I nearly panicked but found Cam 2 pretty clear, ( 3 & 4 very grainy ) but never got to see the laying in "real" time. What a pity, but thrilled anyway. Got a few amateur screen grabs but hope someone else also managed to capture it.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318770820387442456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-16945795281524094862014-03-29T00:31:53.922+00:002014-03-29T00:31:53.922+00:00WE HAVE AN EGG !! And very beatifull it is too WE HAVE AN EGG !! And very beatifull it is too Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318770820387442456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-17255780165895446632014-03-29T00:30:48.406+00:002014-03-29T00:30:48.406+00:00Yes first egg laid at 11:29 !!!Yes first egg laid at 11:29 !!!Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-26563385063388116922014-03-29T00:19:22.468+00:002014-03-29T00:19:22.468+00:00It does Lorraine, there was positive movement in h...It does Lorraine, there was positive movement in her body. It is highly likely we will see an egg by morning.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-41700949362024139462014-03-29T00:15:49.738+00:002014-03-29T00:15:49.738+00:00Some definite straining now ocuring, this looks pr...Some definite straining now ocuring, this looks promising...Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318770820387442456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-29020232319711420582014-03-28T23:47:36.246+00:002014-03-28T23:47:36.246+00:00I am watching her too Linda, she keeps falling in ...I am watching her too Linda, she keeps falling in and out of sleep. she seems intent so maybe it's all systems go now. Yet again! this could go on all night.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-84768215223779749292014-03-28T23:44:19.430+00:002014-03-28T23:44:19.430+00:00It's 2342, she's sitting very upright in t...It's 2342, she's sitting very upright in the hollow and looks very focused. Will watch for a few more minutes but have to be up at 5.15 so am going to be shortly. If anything happens it's after this time! LindaLinda Emmansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-52513767537804100832014-03-28T20:42:50.126+00:002014-03-28T20:42:50.126+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-61735475632352298962014-03-28T20:42:48.308+00:002014-03-28T20:42:48.308+00:00Hi Kate: I was down at the cathedral from about 4....Hi Kate: I was down at the cathedral from about 4.45 to 5.15 waiting for a teacher form a local school to hand over one of our new school resources boxes. The male was on the nest and the female below in her favoured position ('on the corbel'). There was some calling going on but low key.....and when it started to rain the male flew up and into the tiny hole in the stonework well above the nest where he likes to shelter.<br />Nick B (DWT)<br />Ps The teacher brought her son down and both of them had a look through my scope at the birds before making off with the box.<br />Pps.<br />I didn't see a third bird at all. My hunch would be that it was a returning juvenile from last year because, had it been an intruding adult, I think all hell would have been let loose!Nick B (DWT)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-33438548500463865962014-03-28T19:36:46.992+00:002014-03-28T19:36:46.992+00:00I think you may be right Lorraine, I have always w...I think you may be right Lorraine, I have always waited for an April Fools Day egg! I am sure they will oblige us sooner or later.Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04284500199021475114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-32075714278049250322014-03-28T18:14:16.051+00:002014-03-28T18:14:16.051+00:0018.07
The falcon is selecting and eating small bit...18.07<br />The falcon is selecting and eating small bits of grit from the nest bed. This must be, as with chickens, to help in the production of the egg's outer shell, not sure, but perhaps we are some days away from actual egg laying after all.<br /><br />Yep - I'm sticking with my 1st April guess !Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318770820387442456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-53849623471483632742014-03-28T17:30:32.268+00:002014-03-28T17:30:32.268+00:00Found those flicker pics for you anonymous :-
Und...Found those flicker pics for you anonymous :-<br /><br />Under "Quick Links" on this homepage click "Your photo's on Flickr"<br /><br />Select " HelenSara" and scroll down her gallery to pictures 14 to 18<br /><br />These show the lovely event when the tiercel tenderly fed his falcon whilst she was on the scrape nest.<br /><br />The tiercel's head has a much darker cap than the falcons, also his moustache ends more in a point than the falcons which is more rounded at the ends. When side by side there's no mistaking which is which, the tiercel being much smaller than the falcon. The tiercel also perches with a more rounded back than the falcon.<br /><br />Anyway, give the pics a try - they helped me a lot last year !Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318770820387442456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-84292285070815481042014-03-28T17:10:45.936+00:002014-03-28T17:10:45.936+00:00thank you kate for the link :)thank you kate for the link :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-8949830132757935932014-03-28T17:08:52.449+00:002014-03-28T17:08:52.449+00:00hi i think there might be another tiercel like kat...hi i think there might be another tiercel like kate has said? could that be what one of the birds is looking at also does that mean there will be fighting over the falcon? only if there was a camera of full view of the nest and the top of it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-89594283627247265922014-03-28T17:03:52.028+00:002014-03-28T17:03:52.028+00:00Hi Lorraine
Hope they keep you busy tonight TeeHee...Hi Lorraine<br />Hope they keep you busy tonight TeeHee! Glad you saw the mating as well, you always wonder if you have reported correctly.<br /><br />Re anonymous and ? how do you tell them apart??? as you say with difficulty, but her is another link that may help, for me maybe I like the bit about the colour of the feet/talons.<br />http://blogs.scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/fallsofclyde/2011/04/13/cant-tell-the-difference-between-the-falcon-and-tiercel/Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-72043338360848947892014-03-28T16:56:37.191+00:002014-03-28T16:56:37.191+00:00Hi Kate - I also got baffled by the recent mating ...Hi Kate - I also got baffled by the recent mating event. I assumed it was the falcon in the scrape and the tiercel below. However, when the "falcon" flew off, I think it must have been the tiercel and then assumed he'd flew off so that he could gain a better angle to come down to mate with the falcon below the scrape.<br /><br />Having said that - the bird in the scrape was fixing it's eyes on what appeared to be an unseen bird. Could there be a rival bird about ? If it was another tiercel, there would be fighting, if another falcon, then I think likewise. Could it be one of last years returning juvies even !!<br /><br />Oh, there's plenty of intrigue to keep me tuned in late tonight now !!Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318770820387442456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-50892063591585401492014-03-28T16:43:31.280+00:002014-03-28T16:43:31.280+00:00Very difficult ! Actually there are some photo...Very difficult ! Actually there are some photo's on flicker which show the two birds together and I found that these helped me quite a lot - though I do need to look at them again this year, as I still often struggle with their identities. I will come back to you later with the exact pics to study and their sequence number....<br /><br />The new BP image at the side of my post, shows a mating that has just taken place below the scrape at 16.30Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318770820387442456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-29529304732598778592014-03-28T16:40:33.029+00:002014-03-28T16:40:33.029+00:00Hi anonymous.
This taken from the information page...Hi anonymous.<br />This taken from the information page on here.<br />"The female peregrine is called a 'falcon', and she is quite a bit larger than the male, which is called a 'tiercel'. Both the adults have a white front with horizontal lines across them, and slate-grey back and wings. The juvenile birds are much browner in colour and have vertical lines on their fronts, unlike the adults. You may find it easy to tell adults from juveniles on the webcams, but it's not so easy to tell males from females unless they are both together, and you can compare their sizes. Then it's obvious."<br /><br />Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-34241306064281774402014-03-28T16:35:48.538+00:002014-03-28T16:35:48.538+00:00Well this is a first for me..
16.28..ish on cam th...Well this is a first for me..<br />16.28..ish on cam three.<br /><br />Three birds around the nest.<br /><br />1 in the scrape very agitated keeps looking up, another perched below,<br />then the one on the scrape flies to the slate end, and another bird flies in and mates with the one below.Katenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-517644049991406941.post-89710132856025374022014-03-28T16:33:16.400+00:002014-03-28T16:33:16.400+00:00how do you tell them apart?how do you tell them apart?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com