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Peregrine Falcon Chicks Hatch at St Albans Cathedral - Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust
Three Peregrine Falcon chicks hatch on St Albans Cathedral watched by thousands via the live web cam.
Three Peregrine Falcon chicks hatched on St Albans Cathedral last week, with thousands of people logging onto the Cathedral’s webcam to view the new arrivals.
The pair of Peregrine Falcons that bred on the Cathedral for the first time in 2022, bred for a second year in a row and last month three eggs were laid. The first egg was laid within just hours of the feed from the Cathedral’s webcam going live and since then, the public have been engrossed in watching the birds’ behaviour, with the webcam receiving over 130,807 page views to date and visitors staying to watch for several minutes at a time. The Peregrine Falcons’ activity has also attracted attention from the ground, with bird watchers, photographers and other interested parties gathering for sightings of the birds of prey.
The three chicks hatched in a purposely installed nesting tray in a sheltered location very high up on the Cathedral and are being tended to by their parents – Alban and Boudica, named by the public in 2022. The Peregrine Falcon project is part of the larger Wilder St Albans project, a collaboration between Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust and St Albans City and District Council, which has been fully supported by the Cathedral and overseen by local ornithologist and licensed bird-ringer, Barry Trevis. Barry has monitored the birds since they first arrived in St Albans and offered experienced advice and consultation throughout.
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Posted On: 15/05/2023