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Went to Slimbridge to day as it was grey and cold and use of the hides was inviting. By the time I got there it was raining and misty but I persevered, Photos from the first hour or so were poor and most were superseded when it stopped raining and brightened up a little. Star of the day was a first...

From peregrines poised on cathedral spires and goshawks gliding through the forest, to water voles swimming in castle streams - these are just a few of the memorable experiences that can be enjoyed at our Date with Nature events at locations across the South East this year. So what are Date with Nature...

World record holder Usain Bolt may have broken all records when he ran the 100m in 9.58 seconds. But, he's got nothing on the peregrine falcon . At their fastest, these aerial masters of the sky have been recorded flying at a breathtaking 100m a second. That's 10 times faster than the fastest...

There really isn't a great deal to say about our Peregrines this week, as we've hardly seen anything of them! However, I thought this would be a good opportunity to tell you a bit more about the other raptors we see up at the Symonds Yat rock. Buzzards are seen every day and they are now the...

Honestly, you go off for a fortnight’s holiday, in the belief that your Peregrines have three chicks and then you come back to four! Four?! How on earth did that happen? Well, many theories are circulating and I’m not going to go into them all. What we believe is the most likely cause, is...

Well, the seasons' wheel has turned and here we are again in North Tynedale, Northumberland, still waiting and watching in eager (and, if the truth be told, nervous) anticipation for the establishment of a pair of hen harriers with procreation on their minds. A few dedicated, expert RSPB volunteers...

After a flurry of Bank Holidays and regal nuptials, it’s time to bring the tales of Symonds Yat up to date. Our Peregrines are almost certainly on eggs, as the traffic to and from the nest hole will testify. The female is doing the majority of the incubation as expected and the male spends lots...

It's been all go at our Date with Nature sites this week with new arrivals all over the shop in the shape of returning birds and laid eggs. Down in the New Forest, two eggs have been spotted in the goshawk nest. As these birds usually lay between 3 and 4 eggs, we're keeping an eye out to see...

Hi We get both at Symonds Yat Rock. As well as the proportion thing (slender Hobby - sturdy Peregrine) they behave differently too. Peregrines hunt by a purposeful climb up to quite high altitude where they'll loiter as a dot in the sky until lunch flies by causing the Peregrine to do it's...

Sooty could be a old nylon sheet tied somewhere relatively close may keep the magpie away but always the risk of upsetting the blackbird but our blackbirds would not worry.Almost certainly unless you take some action the magpies will take all the chicks.There are far too many magpies and are horrific...

We think - we may be wrong, but we don't think so - we think, we are fairly certain, the peregrines have hatched their first chick. This morning (Tuesday, 25th) the activity was intense up there on the ledge, with both parent birds in attendance most of the morning, and, thrillingly, around...

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I'd be a bit surprised if it was a Sparrowhawk. Even females would find an adult crow a real handful. Did you note the eye colour. That would separate Goshawk from Peregrine straight away?