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Other Peregrine Projects => European Peregrines => Topic started by: The Peregrine Chick on January 10, 2014, 19:21
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St George's Church Lecture Theatre, Sheffield University
Sheffield, West Yorkshire, England
(http://photos.wikimapia.org/p/00/03/26/49/92_full.jpg) (http://yorkshiretimes.co.uk/media/4190/falcon.jpg)
Pair nesting since 2012 in a nestbox on the base of the spires at the top of the University's St George's Church Lecture Theatre
Sheffield University & Sheffield Bird Study Group
webcam link: www.efm.dept.shef.ac.uk/peregrine.index.html (http://efm.dept.shef.ac.uk/peregrine/index.html) (active year-round)
blog link: www.sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com (http://sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com/)
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Four eggs have been incubated at the Sheffield nest, and the first chick hatched this morning.
Haven't seen the chick yet, but there is a good photo of the chick on the website.
This year, a second webcam was added, providing an exterior view of the nest and a panoramic view of the area. I have on occasion seen a peregrine flying in the distance, or perched near the nest.
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202015/sheffield-march-30-4a_zpscuiqqdnu.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202015/sheffield-march-30-4a_zpscuiqqdnu.jpg.html)
Mom incubating yesterday (left) and Dad (right). Quite a size difference; they are both beautiful birds.
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202015/sheffield-april-27-4a_zpsjjklj5a7.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202015/sheffield-april-27-4a_zpsjjklj5a7.jpg.html) (http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/April%202015/sheffield-april-27-7a_zpscsedmufl.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/April%202015/sheffield-april-27-7a_zpscsedmufl.jpg.html)
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Cool nestbox on the side of the building.
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First video from the site, showing the new hatchling:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPIgKInboZo&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPIgKInboZo&feature=youtu.be)
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There are two chicks; the other two eggs did not hatch.
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The two chicks grew up and fledged successfully. I have seen both of them a number of times since they fledged.
Mom was at the nest box early this morning:
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/August%202015/sheffield-aug-7-12a_zpsl8yh4lbq.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/August%202015/sheffield-aug-7-12a_zpsl8yh4lbq.jpg.html) (http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/August%202015/sheffield-aug-7-28a_zpsepw1jrvm.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/August%202015/sheffield-aug-7-28a_zpsepw1jrvm.jpg.html)
She stayed on the perch for some time, and then moved into the nest box to rest in the sun for a little while.
(http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/August%202015/sheffield-aug-7-36a_zpsxgzljhrf.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/August%202015/sheffield-aug-7-36a_zpsxgzljhrf.jpg.html) (http://i1195.photobucket.com/albums/aa393/falcoperegrinus1/August%202015/sheffield-aug-7-38a_zpsvleifjzn.jpg) (http://s1195.photobucket.com/user/falcoperegrinus1/media/August%202015/sheffield-aug-7-38a_zpsvleifjzn.jpg.html)
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The two eggs which did not hatch were collected and analyzed. This is rarely done, and I found the report very interesting.
https://sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/the-failed-eggs-explained/ (https://sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/the-failed-eggs-explained/)
The blog also has many beautiful photos of the fledglings/juvies.
https://sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com (https://sheffieldperegrines.wordpress.com)
The cams are still live.
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Yes Alison, the report on the failure to hatch eggs was a very interesting read.