England / Derby - Derby Cathedral - 2015 / not named

[Alison]

One of this year's three chicks has been sighted some 61 kilometres southeast of the nest.

On 20th November, 180 days after it was ringed, one of the juveniles reared last summer was seen alive and well at the Egleton Nature Reserve at the west end of Rutland Water, the biggest reservoir in England. The bird had moved 61 kilometres in an East South Easterly direction from Derby.

The bird, a female, was ringed with colour ring 030 on its left leg. Steve Lister, a bird watcher visiting the reserve, saw the bird and another birder was able to read the number on the ring so a big thanks to them for taking the trouble to report the details to the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) who are responsible for bird ringing in the UK.

Photo by John Wright.



More information and photos may be found here:

http://derbyperegrines.blogspot.ca/2015/12/news-from-rutland-of-one-of-our-juvs.html

Meantime, I have continued to see both parents visiting the nest. The female visits frequently, and occasionally both spend time bonding in the nest. It is great news when one of the juvies shows up elsewhere safe and well.

[Alison]

The Derby chicks had a visitor this afternoon. The visitor did not stay long, and about one second later in came Dad to check on his chicks.

 

Dad stayed with the chicks until Mom came back. Later, Mom had the chicks neatly arranged.

 

[Alison]

Mom with the chicks; Dad usually perches on the edge of the nest and looks on.

 

 

[Alison]

The Derby pair are now caring for three chicks. The fourth egg did not hatch.

[Alison]

The fourth egg was laid yesterday at around 1:27 p.m. local time.
 
 

[Alison]

The Derby pair laid their third egg at 4:21 a.m. today, local time. Later, I caught a glimpse of the eggs:

 

[Alison]

The second egg was laid during the evening of March 31:

[Alison]

The birds at this nest are not banded, but according to the blog, they are the same pair who have been at the nest since 2004.

They have their first egg today:

[The Peregrine Chick]

Derby Cathedral / Cathedral of All Saints
Derby, England
Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project

 


The cathedral is nearly 500 years old and there are records of peregrines nesting here over the centuries.
The nestbox (2006) and webcams (2007) are newer additions.
The Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project is a partnership between Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, Derby Cathedral, Derby Cathedral Quarter & Derby City Council.

webcam link: http://www.derbyperegrines.blogspot.ca/p/our-webcams.html

website link: http://www.derbyperegrines.blogspot.ca/ - be sure to check out their photographs, among some of the most beautiful out there!

nest is on the Cathedral of All Saints - http://www.derbycathedral.org/cathedral_page.asp

Here's some information about Derby and the East Midlands area ...

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby  (there's a photo of the cathedral from the ground on this site)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Midlands