Sheffield Peregrine Falcons 2016

[DUFFEMS 55]

Was the falcon, Orangepip!!! Didn't fancy what she was having!!

 

Nowt like a bit o'pigeon first thing in a morning.

Wait until they start bringing home the food for the young 'uns, they stuff feathers, innards and the lot down their throats!

Miss Lounty, to distinguish the male from the female, the female is much larger, I'm saying nowt else on the grounds of incriminating missen.

At the moment, all the eggs are left in all the nests in Norwich, Notts. and Sheffield too, must have gone off for a Sunday pint.

Edited March 20, 2016 by DUFFEMS

[Miss Lounty 10]

The female's the one with its mouth open:-)

 

Cheeky!!!!!!

[bslbabe 10]

I think the male has a paler chest too, it is hard to tell them apart unless they are together at the same time, as a rule of thumb though the female usually incubates during hours of darkness too. I hope that info is right !!!

[clogginchris 10]

The male has a ring on one leg, the female isn't ringed

[Miss Lounty 10]

I've also done a bit of investigating. Apparently the female has a speckled "bib" above her white tummy. The male is all white on his front.

[bslbabe 10]

Is it usual for this amount of time to pass between laying ?? I'm sure last year all four were laid closer together than this ??

[Bludragonfly 10]

Is it usual for this amount of time to pass between laying ?? I'm sure last year all four were laid closer together than this ??

 

It's usually 2-3 days apart - see info at

http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/p/peregrine/nesting.aspx

[wrinkly67 10]

Is it usual for this amount of time to pass between laying ?? I'm sure last year all four were laid closer together than this ??

 

Last year the first egg was laid on the 19th; second on 22nd; third on 24th and fourth on 27th.

[taxman 12]

It's like our very own soap opera, albeit real and more important.

[bslbabe 10]

Thanks for info, I didn't realise they were that far apart, I'll stop fretting now !!

[melv 16]

According to the sbsg peregrine blog, the female is a new one. The old female may have died due to illness or has been usurped by the new falcon.

[DUFFEMS 55]

Egg no.2 for the Norwich falcon.