Sheffield Peregrines

[melv16]

https://peregrine.group.shef.ac.uk/
Displaying and mating at the moment.

[Tilly2]

Thanks, Melv.

[melv16]

Variety of prey being brought in at the moment, including a moorhen.

[melv16]

Feathers flying on the parapet.

[melv16]

Trials and tribulations at the box. Invading male in and around the site.

[melv16]

Now 3 interlopers:-(

[melv16]

1st egg, yaayyy

[dannyk13]

All I can see is a panorama of Sheffield. Where are the birds?

[dannyk13]

OK, Got the box now.

[melv16]

Not good at the nest site. 3 intruding falcons on Wed, I was down there to witness it. Got 4 falcons in the air together, quite an impressive sight.

[melv16]

No sign of the original male, he could have been usurped? Female is still sitting on the eggs, though.

[melv16]

Saw the male intruder mating with the female this evening. Looks like the ringed male has been killed or driven off.

[melv16]

Amazingly there are 4
eggs now !

[ladybirder]

Poor female. What a life she leads!

[melv16]

The male's reticence to brood the eggs has ended. We'll be very lucky to get chicks this year as they were left unbrooded for some time.