Category Archives: Peregrine watch

Sightings and news of the peregrine falcons on Wakefield Cathedral

Darvic rings fitted to the peregrines

Posted on May 29, 2016 by John Gardner

During the previous ringing of the peregrine chicks it wasn’t possible to fit the Darvic rings due to a fault with them and so tonight, again with the aid of licensed bird ringers, the Darvic rings were fitted. The Darvic … Continue reading →

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Peregrine chicks ringed

Posted on May 21, 2016 by John Gardner

In order to keep track of our young peregrines and find out where they head off to in the future, the chicks were today ringed by licensed and experienced bird ringers from the mid-Derby Ringing Group. This involved taking the … Continue reading →

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Peregrine Chicks hatched

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Colin Booker

The peregrines have nested successfully again and we now have three chicks in the Wakefield Cathedral box! Two hatched between 22:30 and 23:45 on 3rd May and the third, between 14:00 and 15:00 on 4th May. We will add some images … Continue reading →

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Wakefield peregrine bringing pied wagtail

Posted on April 5, 2016 by John Gardner
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First peregrine photos from inside the nestbox

Posted on January 3, 2016 by John Gardner

Francis has just sent one of the first images we’ve seen of the peregrine inside the nestbox – a major milestone in the Wakefield peregrine project! The camera was installed over the Christmas period and is currently recording images 24×7 … Continue reading →

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Peregrine – sparrowhawk size comparison

Posted on December 23, 2015 by John Gardner

Colin sent in these images of the peregrine specimen alongside a mounted specimen of a male sparrowhawk for size comparison. Our peregrine is a juvenile female of course and in all birds of prey, the female is substantially larger than … Continue reading →

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Peregrine falcons on Wakefield cathedral: Latest photos

Posted on July 3, 2015 by John Gardner

Francis just sent in these latest images of the peregrine family on the cathedral. These are taken using his phone on the eye piece of a telescope which gives remarkable results and shows clearly just how big and rapidly developing … Continue reading →

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Peregrine watching in Wakefield

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Francis Hickenbottom

I went into Wakefield to check on the peregrines this morning. I planned to go in early to catch them feeding but I waited for the mist to clear and I got there at about 8:30. I found two peregrines on … Continue reading →

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Further observations on the cathedral peregrines

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Francis Hickenbottom

I went in to Wakefield earlier today to spend a few hours getting a clearer picture of what is happening on the spire. I got some pictures but these were taken by putting my phone to the eyepiece of my … Continue reading →

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Wakefield cathedral peregrine update

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Francis Hickenbottom

This morning two peregrines were sitting next to each other high on the cathedral spire. One bird was obviously larger than the other and must have been a female. The horizontal barring on the larger bird indicated that it was an … Continue reading →

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