Wildlife

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May, 2011

A date with nature

The latest news from our Date With Nature projects around the UK.
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    Wrexham webcam for all

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    You can watch the Peregrines' nest on Wrexham Police Station by following the link

    www.north-wales.police.uk/about_us/peregrine_falcons.aspx

    At the moment Mum seems to be spending a lot of time sheltering the chicks from the cold wind - we've counted three so far!

    This morning (Weds 25th May), there only appeared to be two chicks, but mum seems attentive and gave them breakfast at 8.30am:

     

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    Second chick at Loch Garten

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    A second osprey chick has hatched out at Loch Garten, though there seems to be some confusion about whether it's the second egg hatching late or the third egg hatching early. To find out more and to read about one of the chick's near miss with a piece of windswept debris, check out the Loch Garten blog.

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    North of the border

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    It's a busy time north of the border at our Argaty red kite event. The baby boom is in full swing here too, with two red kite chicks visible from the CCTV cameras and three buzzard chicks that can seen via the cameras too! Feeding time kicks off at 2:30pm everyday, so why not pop by, see our new arrivals and experience a red kite picnic?

    You can keep up to date with all the action on the Argaty red kites facebook page too!

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    The wait is over

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    The first osprey chick has hatched up at Loch Garten. The new arrival made its first appearance over night on Thursday and has been captivating staff and visitors alike since then. Check out the Loch Garten osprey blog for all the details.

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    Wrexham Peregrines show Jack the "daw"!

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    The peregrines have been busy guarding their nest site on top of the Police Station in Wrexham over the last week. A third peregrine visited for the fourth time this year and was seen off by the resident pair and a passing buzzard found itself being shadowed by our male!
    On Saturday, volunteers John, Barry and Lisa were treated to the following scenes: 'A blackbird was being plucked by the male when we arrived. He took it down to the nest then flew off and made a few brief return flights, before going away again.
    'Shortly after midday, he returned and the female and male made a number of circuits of the Police station tower. The female went back onto the nest and the male flew away again.
    He returned at about 2pm and had a major spat with two jackdaws - we thought that he was going to take one! His acceleration in the chase is awesome!'
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