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Meeting the Derby Cathedral peregrinesWorking for Nature Trainee, Kayleigh Wright went along to help ring the Derby Cathedral peregrine chicks, here she is to tell us all about it....
Peregrine nest raided in Upper Derwent Valley, Peak DistrictA nest with 3 young peregrines in it has been robbed in a remote part of the Peak District National Park on land owned by the Forestry Commission.
Wing and a preyer: Salisbury Cathedral’s star falcon flies nest to GuernseyA young male peregrine falcon that hatched at Salisbury Cathedral two years ago and became an internet star during the early days of the first Covid lockdown has spread his wings and reached the island of Guernsey, more than 100 miles away.
Death of two peregrine falcon chicks on Norwich Cathedral announced by Hawk and Owl TrustTwo peregrine falcon chicks that hatched at Norwich Cathedral have died, the Hawk and Owl Trust has announced.The Trust added that the cause of their deaths is unknown and that a third egg has not hatched.Norwich Cathedral's resident peregrines live in a nest box on the spire and attract huge interest from people who watch the birds via a webcam.The arrival of new chicks every spring is a highlight for birdwatchers and this year the peregrines produced three eggs in March. The first hatched last week.However, the Trust has released a statement saying the live webcam and watchpoint have now been suspended.
‘They’re quite docile’: Salisbury’s peregrine falcon chicks ringed amid uncertain futureHigh above the ancient stone floor of Salisbury Cathedral, in a landing at the foot of the spire, a curious secular ceremony was taking place.Two cardboard boxes containing three creatures, white and fluffy but with fearsome-looking beaks and talons, were brought in. The animals – young peregrine falcons - were measured, weighed and fitted with bright identification rings.A few feathers flew, the falcons nibbled at their handlers but no harm was done to birds or humans and within minutes they were back outside in their nest.
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