Everyone is getting excited about the buzz of the bank holiday and I am optimistic that peregrines eggs will hatch, possibly today!
What a brilliant day for the birds of prey! This morning the male peregrine was sitting on antlers (a common perch) brilliant!
Mid day - We hit the jackpot and an immature osprey flies past northwards. On its way back from Africa but obviously not in a hurry!
No peregrine eggs hatched today but Osprey is a top trumps! Our fingers are still crossed but it is not looking good for the peregrines they are more than a week overdue but mum is still incubating!
All the staff and volunteers are now eagerly awaiting the arrival of our peregrine chicks. It’s now been a month since the pair started sitting on the eggs so hatching is imminent! After last year’s disaster, we are all hoping for a better year.
Other birds have been quite busy at the rock this week including our now resident marsh tits. They have been visiting for feed very regularly. Also the nuthatch has been visiting almost hourly, providing a pleasant distraction whilst waiting for the peregrines to arrive back from their hunting expeditions.
Hopefully, the next update will have some good news about our peregrine pair!