Chichester Cathedral peregrines live video

Last night I received an email from Anne Thorneloe who asked me to take a look at the cHichester Falcons. Well I did and what a great webcam project this is. Thank you Anne. I'm sorry I did not know about this Project before. What a great stream!

Introducing the peregrine falcons of CHICHESTER Cathedral.

The four chicks hatched on April 28 all within the hour. They have been banded already. The peregrine falcons at Chichester Cathedral have been resident in their special nest-box provided and maintained by Sussex Ornithological Society since 2001None of the 4 eggs hatched in that first year, but they have successfully raised 22 chicks to date, with 4 chicks in 2007.

In 2007 Graham and Theo Roberts ringed 4 peregrine chicks, on behalf of The Sussex Ornithological Society and RSPB. This year the brood comprises 3 males and a female. Females are larger and have noticeably bigger feet. As previously, each was fitted with a numbered colour-ring. It is hoped that this will enable their future movements to be followed. It is interesting and pleasing to know that a female chick ringed from this nesting box in 2002 is now breeding in Sussex.

Over the winter months at least one of the peregrine parents is likely to remain around the Cathedral Precincts. Their nesting box is in the south east turret.

The chicks are expected to fledge between June 18 and 20.


http://www.rspb.org.uk/webcams/birdsofprey/chichester.asp

Egg-Hatch_-Fedge table

Columbus Ohio: 20 days old

Indianapolis: 39 days old

Heidelberg: an encore!

The nestbox is in the helmet of the steeple above the clock behind
the small "window"!


Now that both juveniles, Gerd and Jurgen have fledged we do focus again on beautiful Aurora and Phönix. What special names indeed.
Mr Hans Martin Gäng has been involved with and is in fact the leader of this project from 1999!After the recovery of the DDT disaster oeregrine falcons where seen in heidelberg in 1999. A 2 year old banded female and an older male started nesting in the Kirchturm in Heildelberg. The female was Aurora and she is still teh resident falcon. 2 years ago her partner did not come back and Phönix started courting Aurora. This year they had their 2nd nest together.





Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Heidelberg lies on the river Neckar at the point where it leaves its narrow, steep valley in the Odenwald to flow into the Rhine valley. It is very beautiful overthere. And I'm sure the peregrines love it.



Aurora


Mr Gäng did send me a couple of great pictures of the nestsite, and of Aurora and Phönix. They where not very pleased when mr Gäng was cleaning out the nestite yesterday and protested loudly. They still are very territotial about it, even though the juveniles have fledged.



Aurora is not pleased with the cleaning of the nestbox

Zwolle

Zurich: a quick visit

Nijmegen: 2 fledged

Some time yesterday the first juvi fledged from the Nijmegen nestsite and today the second one flew of. So just one left. How rapidly it goes. probably tomorrow this nestite will be empty.

Xcell Allen S. King Plant, Oak Park Heights, MN

Brighton Sussex Heights

All juveniles are on the ledge all day. No doubt hop-flapping and excersising their wings. They are 35 days old now and getting stronger every day. There are some tufts of down left under the wings and on their head and legs. Sometimes male juvenile stake off as young as 35 days but most wait untill the flightmuscles are stronger.