The peregrines are back

[wendy]

thank you, they really look ready to fledge.

[Honey]

tha22222 Liz
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[wendy]

the birds are trying to fly.
I saw one fly from one end of the nest to the other.
it is very exciting now.

[wendy]

it is strange, this afternoon high in the sky, I saw a bird that could have been one of the parents, and it was going very fast.
I was sitting in my garden, and I thought the mother bird has nipped to the coast for the day, because it is a nice sunny day.
lol

[wendy]

has one of the birds gone?
I looked last night and one seemed ready to go and now I think there are only two.

[wendy]

I think there is only one left now

[wendy]

Yaaaaaay! The @Nrw_cathedral ‪#‎nrperegrines‬ chicks have started to fledge. The first, a little male, made a short flight onto a nearby spire crocket at 0615 this morning. The spot landing was perfect. The second chick, was 'helped' to fledge shortly afterwards (06:22) when its excited sibling made a flying hop and landed on top of it, knocking it off the side ledge. Both are reported to be well with parents in attendance. The third has now settled down in the nest but it's likely it will want to follow the others before too long. Tense excitement here.

[chenrezig]

Film of the first one fledging ..



The third is still in the box ...

[Honey]

tha22222 tha22222 for posting this vid Liz.
I looked at 1.00pm today and really thought the last one was ready to fledge.
I looked later and he was feeding, parents must have been back with food.
He is still there now in the nest.
x

[chenrezig]

I was watching him too Honey .. had a quick look today at 6.15 and he us still there

[wendy]

All gone

[chenrezig]

I was watching the little blighter and it came sooo close to fledgeing several times ..

Here is a video of the second one fledging do877



and the last one to fledge ...

[Honey]

Wonderful to see
tha22222 tha22222 tha22222 Liz
I am so happy to be able to see them all fledging.
What wonderful parents they are.
x

[chenrezig]

A little bit of an update ..

I was going dragon hunting this morning, and I saw a chap looking at something in Bishopgate, he waited a while then walked on. When I got nearer I realised it was a huge wood pigeon sitting in the road appearing rather shocked. I couldn't leave it so I stood there a few minutes waving the few cars round it - I didn't pick it up in case it was hurt, no blood or anything so I think it was just stunned. It came to a bit and I put my foot near it just to try and shoo it back onto the kerb. It looked at me waddled along a bit then hopped on the kerb, then suddenly took off and flew up and over the St Helen's Church in Bishopgate .. what a relief it was all right.

The came the exciting bit.. I heard the loud screech of a peregrine, I looked up and a peregrine flew low over the road with a huge gull right behind it, the peregrine shot over some trees near the Cathedral and the gull flew back to its perch on top of St Helens Church.

When I got to the Peregrine Watch point in the Cathedral Close (dragon hunting there as well), I told them about what I had see. They told me it was most likely one of the youngsters having a go at hunting - the wood pigeon - which was way too big for it, the pigeon got a fright but as it was too big, it got away. The gull then spotted the peregrine and chased it away from what was possibly its nest on top of the church tower..

[wendy]

amazing story, thank you for letting us be part of this

[chenrezig]

The annoying bit was I had a camera with me but it all happened so fast ... bet that gull gave the youngster the fright of its life! A case of its eyes being bigger than its belly ?

[Honey]

tha22222 do877
Thank you for letting us know this.x