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Peregrine birds nesting (18 posts / 1,238 views)
chopper chopper
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Post #1 10 May 2021 19:49
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I've just been watching the peregrine bids sat on there nest at Chichester cathedral. Been watching live very good close up. If anyone is interested. Think thay have some chick's but I didn't see as the main bird was covering them and looked like feeding the young.
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #2 10 May 2021 20:09
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There's a feed for the ones on Salisbury Cathedral too.

https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visit-what-see/peregrine-falcons-live-stream
chopper chopper
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Post #3 10 May 2021 20:25
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I'll have a look at that one
scozza
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Post #4 11 May 2021 16:21
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Be after the pigeons. Saw something a while ago, more and more are been attracted to cities, probably a good thing, get rid of some of the vermin
duggs
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Post #5 11 May 2021 16:29
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Loads in London, they seem to have exotic taste in food, mostly eating the parakeets

The adult pair were visible near me till a couple of weeks back, will hopefully see them with the fledglings in a month or so
roman
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Post #6 11 May 2021 16:53
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Ive heard one up a power pylon making the waling noise, being surrounded by Buzrds and Red kite around six mile bottom area Cambs. And yet this was noticeably a different cry. Couldn't see much though, too high up.
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #7 11 May 2021 17:30
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Those Green things are everywhere.
duggs
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Post #8 11 May 2021 18:19
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They make an irritating racket I know that!

Used to only see a flock of them over Bromley area, and a flock over Kingston Vale but I've seen them much further afield now
scozza
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Post #9 11 May 2021 18:50
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Really, I'm guessing they came from somebody's Avery and breed them?
duggs
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Post #10 11 May 2021 18:56
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Probably, theres thousands of them about now, tens of thousands wouldn't surprise me
I remember laughing, probably 10-12 years back, when defra said there were 150 breeding pairs. You would have caught more than that in Richmond park alone
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #11 11 May 2021 21:43
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Loads of myths about them, been in London for a 100 years, most were escapees from the ships bringing them here and those who kept them, like Duggs says tens of thousands of the things now, i quite enjoy seeing them when i work and stay in London.
scozza
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Post #12 12 May 2021 07:02
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Never seen one

Different
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #13 12 May 2021 08:06
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I was going to say I get them in my garden all the time but thinking about it not so much lately. Just lately it's been magpies, can they be frightening the parakeets away?
duggs
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Post #14 12 May 2021 08:30
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If the magpies are nesting nearby then probably, theres a nest in next doors tree and they won't tolerate a pigeon in the vicinity.
It's quite nice seeing the nest but it's in full view from the pylon the peregrines will spend most of the day in once the chick/s have fledged. Timing will be crucial or any magpie chicks will be an easy meal
noj
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I reckon there's a tree near me that can have about 100 on at any one time. Seen a few get picked off
They're like sitting ducks, but green and tiny
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