Sheffield Peregrine Falcons 2015

[peakview 10]

There today at 10am. One on the edge.

 

Rubbish viewing angle meant you can only see half the bird. Shame.

[old tup 30]

I have a couple of bird feeders just outside my study window,I was watching a few blue tits and dunnocks feeding last week when bam a peregrine female swooped from nowhere and grabbed a small bird!.She landed on the lawn and proceeded to butcher and eat the prey,she was a beautiful specimen,after a short time despite me standing stock still she stared at me with a piercing looking eye and she was off flying away with her catch!.It was amazing the speed of the attack,I see a sparrowhawk at odd times in my garden landing having a quick look around and off again,there must be a few predators around because its very quiet on the feeders at the present time!.

Edited February 9, 2015 by old tup
spelling again

[peakview 10]

Half a bird there now!

 

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Two at Nottingham now: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/biodiversity/falcons/

[ALAN 58 10]

Plenty of activity in the area today, male and female.

[boogyboots 10]

if anyone is interested, the LAYSAN ALBATROSS CAM is now up and running, two nests, two chicks

[40summat 10]

The Sheffield nest box has a Falcon there now, i'm assuming it will be the female.

[martini 10]

One bird at Nottingham now

[40summat 10]

I've been looking out for the Nottingham birds, haven't seen those yet but the Derby Cathedral Peregrines have both been in the nest box today, the female calling to him.

[martini 10]

One bird at Nottingham now

 

2 minutes after posting this the falcon flew off. Disappointed, I switched to the sheffcam just in time to see a falcon land on the nest box there.

 

Christ these birds are quick

[blues1 10]

I would love to ser the nest. I've looked at the uni building oposite children's hosp at side of park but see nothing

 

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I would love to see the nest. I've looked at the uni building oposite children's hosp at side of park but see nothing

[taxman 12]

I would love to ser the nest. I've looked at the uni building oposite children's hosp at side of park but see nothing

 

---------- Post added 15-02-2015 at 18:50 ----------

 

I would love to see the nest. I've looked at the uni building oposite children's hosp at side of park but see nothing

 

It is on St Georges Church.

[woggle 10]

The one in Bath often has an owl going over the leftover prey