ranworthbreeze Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Hello Boycee, Thank you for the update. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderwall Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 How tragic. Nature is very cruel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted June 11, 2016 Author Share Posted June 11, 2016 Only two chicks now standing on the edge of the nesting box, I hope the latest fledgling is OK. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbroadslover Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Just read that the second "deserter" has been seen safe and well on the cathedral roof Jeff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairTmiddlin Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Having seen the video. Wasn't so much a desertion more of being mugged by dad, being physically pulled from the ledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 And then there was one, the last Peregrine did semi fledge but rushed back when Dad brought another meal. Here is some footage that was recorded yesterday. Regards Alan 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbroadslover Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Just had a look and it looks like the last one was getting lonely and has gone to find a friend or relative Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 Hi Jeff, That looks as if that is the end of this years filming of the birds unless they come back to the nest on the odd occasion. Here is a link to the filming of the birds from the 10th June. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imtamping2 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Unfortunately it would appear that the last chick was knocked from the box and didn't make it. The other two are reported to have been taken into care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poppy Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 2 hours ago, imtamping2 said: Unfortunately it would appear that the last chick was knocked from the box and didn't make it. The other two are reported to have been taken into care. Official statement here http://hawkandowl.org/norwich-cathedral-peregrines-update-tuesday-14th-june-2016/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundall1037 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Just posted from Hawk and Owl Trust http://hawkandowl.org/norwich-cathedral-peregrines-update-tuesday-14th-june-2016/ Norwich Cathedral Peregrines Update – Tuesday 14th June 2016 Posted on 14 June 2016 by Martin Lippiatt • 3 Comments It is with regret that the Hawk and Owl Trust has to announce that the final chick to fledge from the cathedral has been killed by the new female (GA) as of 9.15pm on the evening of Monday 13th June. “The drama all started on the 15th May when our resident female here at Norwich disappeared after an altercation with the intruding female falcon. With the loss off the resident female, the Hawk and Owl Trust was concerned for the 4 chicks and not sure if the Tiercel (male) could provide enough food. Thankfully he turned out to be an excellent provider. Last Thursday (9th June) when chick 43 fledged from the platform at 6.44am, she ended up on the wall of the Deanery, this created a problem as it is known that the Tiercel would not come that low to feed, so it was taken back to the Bell Tower by a Hawk and Owl Trust employee, within a matter of minutes the new intruding female who by this time was well and truly established her dominance at the spire. She started to attack chick 43, knocking her onto the bell tower roof this happened on several occasions. Later that day she was again seen attacking chick 43, and by 5.00pm the Hawk and Owl Trust received a call from a member of the cathedral staff for say that 43 had been found dead in the Cathedral grounds it had suffered a severe eye injury. The body was sent to a local vet for a post mortem the results are still to be confirmed. On Friday evening (10th June) chick 41 fledged from the platform and was found on Saturday morning in the Upper Close. After four attempts at putting her back on the Cathedral, she finally succumbed to the barrage of attacks from the new female forcing her to land on the pavement in Tombland. The Hawk and Owl Trust staff decided to intervene as these were exceptional circumstances. It was found that she had an open wound injury on her wing. She is now being rehabilitated under the supervision of Neil Forbes one of the country’s top avian veterinary surgeons. On Monday morning (13th June) at 5.21am, chick YY fledged from the platform and subsequently landed at ground level. She was immediately put back on to the Cathedral only to be attacked by the new female and ended up on the ground, again a second attempt was made to place her back on the Cathedral, which also failed. So a decision was made to take YY into care. With a single chick 42 left on the platform, the hope was that the Tiercel could provide more food, enabling her to become strong enough to fledge and fly. Sadly this was not to be and at approx 9.15pm Monday evening the new female attacked chick 42, knocking her off of the platform, she was subsequently found dead on the Bell Tower roof this morning. The behaviour of the new female has baffled not only the Trust but also peregrine experts, it was widely known that adult female peregrines and male will attack each other over territories but for adults to attack fledglings in juvenile plumage is very rare. The Hawk and Owl Trust hasn’t taken the decision to bring birds in for rehabilitation lightly and it is on welfare grounds that this has been taken. Once the remaining chicks (YY and 41) are fit and healthy, they will be released back in to the wild at a location here in Norfolk to allow for our male and females legacy from 2016 to live on. Also as of midday on 14th June, the new female, GA, has been seen entering the nest box to consume a feed there. This has shown to us here at the Hawk and Owl Trust that she has now asserted her dominance on what she now recognises as her territory on the Norwich Cathedral spire. With evidence recently that our resident Tiercel has been seen to be showing bonding behaviour towards GA, there is now a possibility that she could be the new breeding female at Norwich Cathedral for 2017 onwards, but we will have to wait and see. The Hawk and Owl Trust would like to take this opportunity to thank our followers online and on social media, the staff and volunteers at our Cathedral watch point and the cathedral community and staff for the resounding support during this very traumatic time.” Thank you Nigel Middleton – Hawk and Owl Trust Urban Peregrine Projects Co-ordinator Tuesday 14th June 2016 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderwall Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 It's like an extract from a Stephen King novel reading that. Survival of the fittest at its most brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwanR Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Feels like quite a sad ending to this year's story. You get quite attached to watching the chicks. That is nature of course and it is still amazing to be able to watch the scenes as they happen. Now it will be interesting to see whether there is a new pair established there next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyPatricia Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Here is the sad moment GA 'knocked' the last chick off the nesting box Click #NorwichPeregrines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockham Admiral Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Can't get it to work, Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranworthbreeze Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 8 hours ago, LadyPatricia said: Here is the sad moment GA 'knocked' the last chick off the nesting box Click #NorwichPeregrines Hi Steve, Thank you for the link. It is a sad or collection of sad events this season for the Norwich Peregrines, sadly nature can be cruel, the Hawk & Owl Trust will not have taken the decision to intervene lightly by saving two of the chicks. By all accounts they did place the chicks back into the nest on a number of occasions before removing them to a safe location. Lets hope for a better outcome next year. Regards Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyPatricia Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Hi Alan, Not sure if it was on the link but they are speculating that GA, one of the Bath chicks from a few years ago, may well be the breeding female at Norwich next year. Her behaviour this years has baffled the experts apparently as what she has done is not 'normal' behaviour towards youngsters by any female. It will be interesting next year Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyPatricia Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 3 hours ago, Hockham Admiral said: Can't get it to work, Steve. Try this John https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/norwichperegrines?source=feed_text&story_id=1097739476931104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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