tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21618173619356041512024-03-18T02:48:16.999-07:00Dave Mo BirdingPeregrines,local birding and beyondDave Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856211922797679467noreply@blogger.comBlogger742125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161817361935604151.post-34316252809811573492024-03-15T21:10:00.000-07:002024-03-15T21:10:09.646-07:00Peregrine Latest<p> </p><br /> <br /><br />Of the 17 pairs I monitor, 8 pairs have now laid eggs as of today, the earliest layer being March 9th with another pair possibly even earlier. Long gone are the days when most pairs laid around the end of March, testament I would expect to warmer temperatures and global warming. Last year I had a pair lay on February 28th which is the first time I have known a pair lay into February if I recall correctly. <br /><br />The Factory pair laid eggs on the 11th and 13th, I would expect a further egg today likely, they usually lay around 50+ hours apart from each other. A concern with the Falcon, was seeing her standing on the egg, obviously not ideal, when I looked straight after at the egg, there was a mark. I am hoping that it was a blood mark from feeding on prey, hopefully so. <br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxYmNEykHaRbqpmLgcNPPjBFccZWpGR0K_iFmUi1nNXpoLYhIqqxeatI0CwbMs_OyJyMyyujOfXO7GH3bwpPFSDIMnZ3zbYhrbYbeKkv1kbQye-vrzu7rmaztkP397cVupdZfe_YpxSvirjDVFp9nY6MjGHpj7qDaEr86xBqBX0eB7car_QHmLNj03OnH/s920/March%2011th%202024%20(4)%20-%2021.20p.m%20-%20clumsy%20female.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="920" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxYmNEykHaRbqpmLgcNPPjBFccZWpGR0K_iFmUi1nNXpoLYhIqqxeatI0CwbMs_OyJyMyyujOfXO7GH3bwpPFSDIMnZ3zbYhrbYbeKkv1kbQye-vrzu7rmaztkP397cVupdZfe_YpxSvirjDVFp9nY6MjGHpj7qDaEr86xBqBX0eB7car_QHmLNj03OnH/w400-h250/March%2011th%202024%20(4)%20-%2021.20p.m%20-%20clumsy%20female.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Clumsy Falcon</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcSSAQ8WeyzsdEeWBZdPo3sdNNafV_1CK2bj1-oJ7g8wyXXY-ppUL6O4623TaZLLu-LJuNGzlNtARiuGX_59SlvsUcEz07D2tHZFACMJFXmI-uEuz1B6ZlWIZTI_vRqyvGtxQzBTjq1sYUOJPli3L84ms32mi82QbaSTGRqjYqPBRrlbT0YyiRLQh08iF/s777/March%2011th%202024%20(5)%20-%20%2021.21p.m%20egg%20possibly%20broken.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="777" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcSSAQ8WeyzsdEeWBZdPo3sdNNafV_1CK2bj1-oJ7g8wyXXY-ppUL6O4623TaZLLu-LJuNGzlNtARiuGX_59SlvsUcEz07D2tHZFACMJFXmI-uEuz1B6ZlWIZTI_vRqyvGtxQzBTjq1sYUOJPli3L84ms32mi82QbaSTGRqjYqPBRrlbT0YyiRLQh08iF/w400-h261/March%2011th%202024%20(5)%20-%20%2021.21p.m%20egg%20possibly%20broken.png" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Broken?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGt-LAaPEVfaqczhUJy5_TNBoOaxoweG_IgZekW3XY2tyuZnvDvMliRwsMVAOACCcHUDNFXNfyrdpahFIHK3bog6fJgPw-eN7JdjJRZyKFMxLTByWpt4TNgPQENpGMgqMtrIZOX365zPUfSSfWiWM8MgUGVsv_NYKB7ilhK3UXzX-53-NPHkb8s_JwBeF/s987/March%2011th%202024%20(6)%20-%2021.23p.m%20-%20Female%20egg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="987" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGt-LAaPEVfaqczhUJy5_TNBoOaxoweG_IgZekW3XY2tyuZnvDvMliRwsMVAOACCcHUDNFXNfyrdpahFIHK3bog6fJgPw-eN7JdjJRZyKFMxLTByWpt4TNgPQENpGMgqMtrIZOX365zPUfSSfWiWM8MgUGVsv_NYKB7ilhK3UXzX-53-NPHkb8s_JwBeF/w400-h279/March%2011th%202024%20(6)%20-%2021.23p.m%20-%20Female%20egg.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>On another site, unfortunately 2 Fireproof boards were blown loose at the nest site and one of them, then partially covered the nest tray.</div><div><br />As you can imagine at this time of year, pre-eggs or even on eggs, the last thing you want to do is disturb her at this stage, desertion is extremely likely, however she had not laid yet thankfully if she still could, with the board half covering the Tray. <br /><br />With no eggs confirmed at distance by a long lens, a very careful operation was then immediately mounted with the owners, under licence, we then removed the boards in under 3 minutes, when she was absent, but sitting above the nest site but unable to see into it. <br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeoXI236vo9gEH1pS6w57e7Pv76FTSpOvFZrq1WZxYwRJkJgUKcxV9ojSSbPTbmck7Rc_kE-F5gA0dejKIgXFBwORVIm_I8UckP9jXPUoXpWt-2Mwsr1aLMnF0QzsoBtxnB-J1OtAqdqevZrOxlzSEd8NGZYcyKHrD9jtoRaWyNp5PN9SZFjc6wzxC69a/s3056/Panels.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3056" data-original-width="3056" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJeoXI236vo9gEH1pS6w57e7Pv76FTSpOvFZrq1WZxYwRJkJgUKcxV9ojSSbPTbmck7Rc_kE-F5gA0dejKIgXFBwORVIm_I8UckP9jXPUoXpWt-2Mwsr1aLMnF0QzsoBtxnB-J1OtAqdqevZrOxlzSEd8NGZYcyKHrD9jtoRaWyNp5PN9SZFjc6wzxC69a/w400-h400/Panels.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div> One of these was partially covering the nest tray<br /><div><br /></div><div>Checking the site after and since, showed her none the wiser and back in the nest tray, as I write this, she could even have laid an egg or 2, a great result.</div><div><br /> <br /><br /></div><div>Elsewhere, as yet the Battersea Power Station Falcon, now at a minimum of 13/14 years of age, not surprisingly has not laid, much the same as last year. No doubt fertility and being able to produce an egg at this stage in her life, will play a major part. <br /><br />Copulation/Display continues, and she spends hours in the totally accepted new nest box resting, forming an egg scrape within the Grit, but sadly it looks like it will not happen again, we will see. Given the number of singles around in the outer counties and even further afield, I had expected her to relinquish her territorial position at the Power Station to a younger stronger Falcon last year. <br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGTxi4I6OaHg9okOHekkBF-IMUZOzm3vu_GFf-hmDqpNjZyVtgt3aSezVNuuDHzgStNDmsXq0KuHfl0xQlprE7QIikdTJnFQBR3ZEGG8fslu7eTwrfyO2BjJMSswBz1XyyO4UiVS9DrsRXVJcCKeQDn_nIxYsK9_qtkEbelJJ3i5SMt29xB_D190hG50J/s1648/2024-03-15%20(5).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="1648" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAGTxi4I6OaHg9okOHekkBF-IMUZOzm3vu_GFf-hmDqpNjZyVtgt3aSezVNuuDHzgStNDmsXq0KuHfl0xQlprE7QIikdTJnFQBR3ZEGG8fslu7eTwrfyO2BjJMSswBz1XyyO4UiVS9DrsRXVJcCKeQDn_nIxYsK9_qtkEbelJJ3i5SMt29xB_D190hG50J/w400-h200/2024-03-15%20(5).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2r2w5eFYLC7MDA6NTOp7QCL8UR7s0AQlr8_tj7fVaf0L6uTUH8SnkX3hUu1M4rAKVGi7Jy9v8ZRrPgYbCcEr51pZB7sLaVGqe25xxJ5KAA8bECDDovwaTNf00xlVvHTOm1NWQSlod3nNQjfqRb9oLShtOCwteNQeo1V7TKz9vYQwZeQOj8N9-kbzqZhe/s1349/2024-03-15%20(7).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="1349" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq2r2w5eFYLC7MDA6NTOp7QCL8UR7s0AQlr8_tj7fVaf0L6uTUH8SnkX3hUu1M4rAKVGi7Jy9v8ZRrPgYbCcEr51pZB7sLaVGqe25xxJ5KAA8bECDDovwaTNf00xlVvHTOm1NWQSlod3nNQjfqRb9oLShtOCwteNQeo1V7TKz9vYQwZeQOj8N9-kbzqZhe/w400-h185/2024-03-15%20(7).png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>She is holding on well and has been a fantastic female since her arrival in 2012 as an adult, she has produced no less than 22 juveniles, all during construction, more than the previous Falcon 2000 – 2012, who produced 14 juveniles.</div><div><br />I will be checking Parliament next week, hopefully she has laid but where, old, or new? <br /><br /><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzrjnekTcqsFZGlXvFKoN7uODHcn_ra6Mn4QlQ8Hc5EAMKY9bio2Iu3Omxj40UvBlj2jMRybfFys42c5PJqpTPw98JobI4t2kSvipfG-6TsKdE-KJvpJ4MubPl1MyXD19hUQQwnixFc8zdAKd5q84XgP9Ub415rD_yZMNSpkXEoG8TrQMItBRIZHNaQNT/s2730/Tiercel%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2091" data-original-width="2730" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzrjnekTcqsFZGlXvFKoN7uODHcn_ra6Mn4QlQ8Hc5EAMKY9bio2Iu3Omxj40UvBlj2jMRybfFys42c5PJqpTPw98JobI4t2kSvipfG-6TsKdE-KJvpJ4MubPl1MyXD19hUQQwnixFc8zdAKd5q84XgP9Ub415rD_yZMNSpkXEoG8TrQMItBRIZHNaQNT/w400-h306/Tiercel%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Has there ever been a more adaptive resilient Bird of Prey?</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfwGOxWw1XyKWU6QFAqThRKOurWqBQj7IP7uKgUuWHSTktNNxLcqnwrIoRnF1Y4kimY6x1eMimZxQsqkdpe154EJrozSfeciKDAKqxyXEpDpznS-YIqAKGjkXLeapjkDhLJKknOg08HVhlZ1Yc96EIukY47RxZzXw4z0iF0G0RLR7OPMpaAlEs74sNiBM/s2895/Falcon%20(5).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="2895" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfwGOxWw1XyKWU6QFAqThRKOurWqBQj7IP7uKgUuWHSTktNNxLcqnwrIoRnF1Y4kimY6x1eMimZxQsqkdpe154EJrozSfeciKDAKqxyXEpDpznS-YIqAKGjkXLeapjkDhLJKknOg08HVhlZ1Yc96EIukY47RxZzXw4z0iF0G0RLR7OPMpaAlEs74sNiBM/w400-h278/Falcon%20(5).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1es3zlqmmY1ZAXmBRjClmPWJFZQGv5iI9eu236gbGYkvKVgaPswGgcrxQUgh6w8vv7teaGZefMbCYLir8hpKEtvL1IZuavAWbPNto5fOgRlr984FWr8MrX8fUmblDjj_Ky-nI4ijQI5Nuhj-MUZzf0rWAtWdffsVMD7nUxQvC7X0k6oBxCqfiUmZQuko/s2077/DSC_8494.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2077" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy1es3zlqmmY1ZAXmBRjClmPWJFZQGv5iI9eu236gbGYkvKVgaPswGgcrxQUgh6w8vv7teaGZefMbCYLir8hpKEtvL1IZuavAWbPNto5fOgRlr984FWr8MrX8fUmblDjj_Ky-nI4ijQI5Nuhj-MUZzf0rWAtWdffsVMD7nUxQvC7X0k6oBxCqfiUmZQuko/w400-h276/DSC_8494.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />Dave Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856211922797679467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161817361935604151.post-633931507582744292024-03-01T21:28:00.000-08:002024-03-01T21:28:35.836-08:00Beckton Latest - February<p><br /></p><br /> <br /><br />The Kestrels on the Sewage Works are going well, and all the signs are that they will breed again, if they can deal with the sheer number of Crows. <br /><br />The large presence of a number of Crows, is solely due to McGraths Refuse Centre on the Creek. <br />With a massive food source, the Crows have increased to vast numbers over the winter, the Sewage Works is overrun with them. <br /><br />Hopefully the Kestrels will outlast them and the bond to the nest box will remain as strong as ever, however it does make you think, just how much mobbing they can take. Everywhere they go they are harassed by up to 6 Crows, sometimes more at a time on the Sewage Works, it no doubt effects there hunting efficiency which is not good when feeding young. <br /><br />At the Outfall itself, Oystercatchers have arrived back to breed, they are already pairing up and displaying in the run up to breeding, I can remember when these did not arrive upriver to breed until mid-March, a sign of the times I suspect with global warming. <br /><br />I haven’t heard a Blackcap as yet but plenty of Chiffchaff around, the Sewage Works, presumably like other Sewage Works, is a major wintering area for them with numbers often exceeding 25 birds in some winters. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3mbU4yoKbcVMhXsi0e9EvF0PsYp1GlfOwlaNLKbW30acbaNxCKpjdI0Lm1FF2dFcqKmELDES_8PIl-qVRtX9ulgHsl5O5wvmjI7OVysSSWyKpefQwWrah_k18E7HwlE7oFMNZ4W0nH-eZgYdcs0FEvedjMJBneyc4rMdCOheeYN_Mz5I-2p371QO7OfBW/s1800/Chiffchaff.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div>Dave Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856211922797679467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161817361935604151.post-49413715878228470812024-02-23T22:22:00.000-08:002024-02-23T22:22:16.520-08:00Parliament Latest<p> </p><br /><br /><br /><b>February </b><br /><br /> <br /><br />Although I haven’t noted copulation as yet at Parliament this year, breeding signs/behaviour are again looking good, with multiple visits noted last week to the Nest Balcony on Victoria Tower. <br /><br />An unusual scenario is occurring in the fact that one of the male juveniles from last year is still present, we will see what happens as we get closer to egg laying, will he be a hindrance, or assist in breeding? <br /><br />Will he be allowed to stay come egg laying? <br /><br />Male juveniles going into the following year, are usually still present at the discretion of the Falcon, there is absolutely no aggression also shown by the Tiercel – as yet, additionally it also depends on the local food source. <br /><br />Its an interesting one and we will see how it pans out.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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These will again nest in the River Wall no doubt, any recess/niche hidden behind Buddleia growth will be firm favourites. The way things are shaping up, it again looks like 2 pairs of Greys and 1 pair of Pied Wagtail as per most years. <br /><br />Also of note, there are 2 Chiffchaff, these are favouring the gardens aloft on the Power Station, it’s a bit of microclimate up there and no doubt to their liking. <br /><br />Good to note in Aurora Gardens also that a pair of Blue Tits are already showing an interest in one of the nest boxes. <br /><br /> <br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtVlEL-ZGFmJdtD2KFQQvD9aTLuxCYy2EFKjZQj-siNIyU785Ad8Qa1E08JC8XiuqWLNm1qXvwzMO2W1rWKAqVSvP33OI0tZqYQeEJviyBPhp1QhQxSu-kGVkvft971GDToNRd4lt-r0HEqwSbHV7om8obgKSvCmCDDZcD0SK_RiIfimpLBvwqFP0uj6r/s2361/Chiffchaff.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="2361" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtVlEL-ZGFmJdtD2KFQQvD9aTLuxCYy2EFKjZQj-siNIyU785Ad8Qa1E08JC8XiuqWLNm1qXvwzMO2W1rWKAqVSvP33OI0tZqYQeEJviyBPhp1QhQxSu-kGVkvft971GDToNRd4lt-r0HEqwSbHV7om8obgKSvCmCDDZcD0SK_RiIfimpLBvwqFP0uj6r/w400-h258/Chiffchaff.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Egg laying, if it happens, I expect around the end of March. <br /><br />Additionally it is still possible that she may be replaced in the next month or 2, there are an awful lot of single Peregrines challengers, waiting in the wings in London and the outer counties.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhcPY4X0JDfSo8iLhwa_qX2e_pocqKWpbKO1icAo3JyjUGtpO3Qc5BxwEwd4PacvaXuigzOsHZp0-DX1Y7RQqeoRT7-Yjk1KXHryA9WYcUZDjwyjQE8t8UrgLLWjdl7_zzceY-HxL6Mj-fwRPMKltD_0JJMLdAEkUS7hiP_VhPMSchabSE74dW8ddFn0D/s3218/Falcon%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2184" data-original-width="3218" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhcPY4X0JDfSo8iLhwa_qX2e_pocqKWpbKO1icAo3JyjUGtpO3Qc5BxwEwd4PacvaXuigzOsHZp0-DX1Y7RQqeoRT7-Yjk1KXHryA9WYcUZDjwyjQE8t8UrgLLWjdl7_zzceY-HxL6Mj-fwRPMKltD_0JJMLdAEkUS7hiP_VhPMSchabSE74dW8ddFn0D/w400-h271/Falcon%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 251.7pt;"><b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div>Dave Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856211922797679467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161817361935604151.post-18060273583497664182024-02-05T23:06:00.000-08:002024-02-05T23:06:37.921-08:00Norfolk January 18/19th<p><br /></p><br /> <br />Having enjoyed our stay in November so much at Wells, we headed up again, working our way down the Norfolk Coast, Cromer etc after visiting friends. <br /><br />The main aim was again to see the Pinkies, as ever they didn’t disappoint, and vast numbers were seen at dawn just outside Wells and then even more over at Cley. <br /><br />North Point Marshes, although the Pinkies were sometimes a bit distant, getting there before dawn ready for them, produced 2 Woodcock flying off the fields as the light grew. Marsh Harrier, Red Kite and Common Buzzard showed early on, and Curlew numbered around 100 heading inland to feed over a 30-minute period. Hundreds, if not thousands of Pinkies lifted off the distant Salting’s and these were joined by at least 300 Dark Bellied Brents. The sight, spectacle and sound of them all coming over calling, is quite breathtaking and you find yourself standing there smiling. <br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvM7WE1PSZWj8LxQdq6WEHA6UuzP5YFqThb-imdZsNGknm6OSTe-Nz0vfV_syaGIyh8fUAnkIX2YOClpV4vDb8lZjA8KGcdijcwvcgXbl6fJyRtqaqh4oP_rqxVKP8oBWLhtpy83QdLNKUSJqj45gIwpuW6rxbXTYvCd5VOYA_bGqtUFg2QP1IAjOzuDB/s2372/DSC_1837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2372" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEvM7WE1PSZWj8LxQdq6WEHA6UuzP5YFqThb-imdZsNGknm6OSTe-Nz0vfV_syaGIyh8fUAnkIX2YOClpV4vDb8lZjA8KGcdijcwvcgXbl6fJyRtqaqh4oP_rqxVKP8oBWLhtpy83QdLNKUSJqj45gIwpuW6rxbXTYvCd5VOYA_bGqtUFg2QP1IAjOzuDB/w400-h268/DSC_1837.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Pinkies</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBihZR3OG43ICcmAFetNCmU6tLhyphlHoCns5qfIhU5e38ZVXehKLcNNbHdIIcgEtrjojgLQbCKFYBnwnpdvdiuIE3fVHvrMLcUi8VLoBYICitkzVcYZTyY1mBc4_zBKhdulRabM2YFjZY4_ESdTAi3a-V-UOiwumzTHR-6cujzvbPDKjj-i5Uwkm97-gf/w400-h266/DSC_1915.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Brents in foreground, Pinkies behind</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IjACTkUZwkXlYC1yLe731CfJ1NaTPx5OS9MOYQCJXSi3bLCjbuwKmgEf7xoC0hcLNzzFnBrK2nvwsZWqIDF38TBB6U_khYT9xo-w39AYLXN55iJFf8gfgsgZlYx-BNTj8dJ4YOomNlWQLHz3MymEsYRT-qa8Yst3LmM8y7J_2N_QP-Y5q72CtNt44ryu/s2400/DSC_1961.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2400" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5IjACTkUZwkXlYC1yLe731CfJ1NaTPx5OS9MOYQCJXSi3bLCjbuwKmgEf7xoC0hcLNzzFnBrK2nvwsZWqIDF38TBB6U_khYT9xo-w39AYLXN55iJFf8gfgsgZlYx-BNTj8dJ4YOomNlWQLHz3MymEsYRT-qa8Yst3LmM8y7J_2N_QP-Y5q72CtNt44ryu/w400-h266/DSC_1961.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Vast numbers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">It’s been a busy old January, on the Peregrine front you have the breeding and licence period fast approaching, and small/medium boxes need checking and cleaning out in January ready for spring.</p><br />On a local site which has 10 small Boxes, 8 of the boxes were occupied with nests, this is the site that also has a Little Owl Box and 2 Kestrel boxes. The small boxes were all cleaned out, we then moved onto the Little Owl Box, this produced 2 Owlets in 2023 so hopes are high again for this year. <br /><br />As ever though, the bloody Squirrels have other ideas for the box, on checking it we found a Drey inside + a Grey Squirrel! This came out at a rate of knots and the Drey was dismantled, if you recall this is not the first time this has happened with Squirrels. <br /><br />The only way I have found to alter their mindset is to consistently – pre breeding, turf them out until they give up as a bad idea, so far it has worked although it is time consuming. <br /><br />Moving on from the Little Owl Box, we checked the first of the 2 Kestrel Boxes, this had obviously had something in it, not a Kestrel but a few pellets and guano, pointed towards a nocturnal rooster. <br /><br /><p></p><p>The 2nd Kestrel Box was very interesting, something was using it, again nocturnally as it had over a dozen pellets inside. Very chunky, they looked very good for Tawny’s rather than Barn, which I see fairly often. <br />A light bulb went off, so on Saturday morning February 3rd we changed Nest boxes. <br /><br /></p><p>I had a Tawny Box made, so we swapped them over, as above the Squirrels may be an issue but hoping that if the Tawny’s take a shine to it, they will keep them out. 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<br /><br /><b>January 24th <br /></b><br /> <br /><br />A good visit on Wednesday, good numbers of birds with the warmer temperatures with some species showing the first signs of spring. <br />I even had a Blue Tit investigating a nest box, great to see, there are currently 23 nest boxes on site, more and more habitat is becoming available, more species will arrive and the uptake on the boxes will increase more. <br /><br />At dawn the usual suspects were at roost on the river wall buddleia, namely 2 Pied and 3 Grey Wagtails, always good to see these little gems, pretty soon come March onwards they will look to breed again. With the removal of the ice rink, the Wagtails were straight on the exposed grass/earth removing insects/bugs etc. <br /><br />The new Bird feeding Station is working well and to their liking, with no less than 11 Goldfinches, a Robin and 2 Blue Tits feeding on it at one time or another. Sunflower Hearts and Peanuts seem to be doing the trick. <br /><br />The bird of the morning, however, went to a 1st year male Black Redstart, what was surprising also is that this started to sing, testament to the warmer temperatures I suspect and the sunshine, I don't usually hear them singing in earnest until late March/April. <br />Notoriously hard to get into a nest box, preferring nooks and crannies, there are a number of discreetly placed open boxes all over the Estate for him/her, he's being seen regularly by the Gardner’s, so very territorial and no doubt wintering, hopefully he can entice a mate in. <br /><br />I even managed a couple of photos of him, a 1st year bird not into his full adult male plumage as yet. <br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o8UAOL773tny02PAbnaY7-AwYa3Cvw9pn6yzQ0RgOwHZdixkxKjSybfbS-rO6NAe3sPwfW86S0pq15Wic7caATvjcckRQQk73oIgQlNiHlMA3VVZ0FA951Sl0qhkDB8vwR_ojZq-H4FJuXGwESBBO65Kme8UNX3QVIvlaXbp5M35m18wjhquCSd9Atwt/s1800/Black%20Redstart%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2o8UAOL773tny02PAbnaY7-AwYa3Cvw9pn6yzQ0RgOwHZdixkxKjSybfbS-rO6NAe3sPwfW86S0pq15Wic7caATvjcckRQQk73oIgQlNiHlMA3VVZ0FA951Sl0qhkDB8vwR_ojZq-H4FJuXGwESBBO65Kme8UNX3QVIvlaXbp5M35m18wjhquCSd9Atwt/w400-h266/Black%20Redstart%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKTvlh7sVHj4uJiiXk2OHFd5q9m-zECPO6t3qI0cfrqnIDTzZ4vbb4x7hsgDx12jdQikvPSChOQHVGcytFq8hTiJ9j81651Xw6o0QQPQYEZ1TzhV5KIzzZeRurfV1wQ1gIqAWma3dKHrSXqq9Es-1Xjp1Smc2SDezMEVtdgYqNp-4Ob5pEMoEZHf2YNRc/s3730/Black%20Redstart%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="3730" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXKTvlh7sVHj4uJiiXk2OHFd5q9m-zECPO6t3qI0cfrqnIDTzZ4vbb4x7hsgDx12jdQikvPSChOQHVGcytFq8hTiJ9j81651Xw6o0QQPQYEZ1TzhV5KIzzZeRurfV1wQ1gIqAWma3dKHrSXqq9Es-1Xjp1Smc2SDezMEVtdgYqNp-4Ob5pEMoEZHf2YNRc/w400-h264/Black%20Redstart%20(2).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rcd4Cslao8222feYV76pgbpv2mIQjje5L8Q_4nZg3WIY6O9EJETAhx7PqXFjVQcVzeSdcU_zSv_PW_rXyW4wMGCCRQF6PnVa1k5n0sqGjp56pYgDfGrOMPstmdTHIR3i4GJWm7JciDIv3nh8no4IfdyRt0fdUBTG49OW-cT-mCnaI9EegBDAvZJLGBWG/s2881/Black%20Redstart%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1977" data-original-width="2881" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Rcd4Cslao8222feYV76pgbpv2mIQjje5L8Q_4nZg3WIY6O9EJETAhx7PqXFjVQcVzeSdcU_zSv_PW_rXyW4wMGCCRQF6PnVa1k5n0sqGjp56pYgDfGrOMPstmdTHIR3i4GJWm7JciDIv3nh8no4IfdyRt0fdUBTG49OW-cT-mCnaI9EegBDAvZJLGBWG/w400-h275/Black%20Redstart%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUyzCfAKH4Hs00bcLGY7Q2leGMSQWmsyHGQdzIAOgamGYZYXtWLgchyphenhyphenE5sTXynR5SUP79-9UO0O4Iasa0aLFKjTDj3gazK4bRICp0coEJSUQwgz0LBkUkCxP03szkSCj2lhodkx2pO09AJcatugoZCyhoO0leII-zfNyOtrBzUxBOyutXwB9h5Vj2acI8/s1800/Black%20Redstart%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUyzCfAKH4Hs00bcLGY7Q2leGMSQWmsyHGQdzIAOgamGYZYXtWLgchyphenhyphenE5sTXynR5SUP79-9UO0O4Iasa0aLFKjTDj3gazK4bRICp0coEJSUQwgz0LBkUkCxP03szkSCj2lhodkx2pO09AJcatugoZCyhoO0leII-zfNyOtrBzUxBOyutXwB9h5Vj2acI8/w400-h266/Black%20Redstart%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>It's fairly unique to see the Power Stations 2 Schedule 1 stars on show, I later caught up with the Peregrines, after drawing a blank early morning, there are few places in the city where both protected species are resident, territorial and breed alongside each other.</div><div><br />As above I did eventually see our pair, earlier I couldn't see them on the ledges aloft but could hear the Tiercel going off, suspected she had prey, and this proved correct when some feathers started to drift down on the wind. <br /><br />Retrieving a couple showed it to be an unlucky Ring-Necked Parakeet. <br /><br />Checking on her showed we still have the same Falcon, so breeding is not certain, we will just have to wait and see. 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I finished on 95 for the year in 2023, so the aim this year will be to make 3 figures, my usual target. <br /><br />Starting at dawn, around 7.30a.m, I covered the site for 3 hours and finished the morning on a total of 53 species, top billing will go to a 1st winter <b>Caspian Gul</b>l, a good result to get this one under the belt early. A couple down on last year’s start of 55 but still good, as per 2023, a few notable absentees but early days yet. <br /><br />Highlights and the pick of the rest were 11 Fieldfare, 17 Black Tailed Godwit, Rock Pipit, 8 Grey Wagtails, the ever-reliable Kestrels/Common Buzzard and 3 Jackdaw (not common here). <br /><br />Pretty sure I had Yellow Legged Gull as well, but views not good enough to clinch it. <br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LjwtYBkjvevI43gvTgCVlz8QNuHUo8D5KkzSfWNuTy9BkYhLY6b5GiRdyh24q1-Z_IV1Q51HOByze35X4VfyqW6jdKoV4VJlxYP7Dinfsn-mY8AdbLf_kgVFZCCnUrPKL9jBcWmjifSy7VzKXdGStBsTJka_KWNcByhBN9pCDMyAV84OeiAUlLpMzqCI/s3330/DSC_0834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2286" data-original-width="3330" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LjwtYBkjvevI43gvTgCVlz8QNuHUo8D5KkzSfWNuTy9BkYhLY6b5GiRdyh24q1-Z_IV1Q51HOByze35X4VfyqW6jdKoV4VJlxYP7Dinfsn-mY8AdbLf_kgVFZCCnUrPKL9jBcWmjifSy7VzKXdGStBsTJka_KWNcByhBN9pCDMyAV84OeiAUlLpMzqCI/w400-h275/DSC_0834.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 251.7pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p></div>Dave Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856211922797679467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161817361935604151.post-39170263998858365902023-12-08T22:54:00.000-08:002023-12-08T22:54:08.830-08:00Latest<p> </p><p><b>Battersea Power Station</b></p><br /> <br /><br />The pair remain stable as we likely enter the Falcon’s 13th or 14th year, she is holding on well, this is despite, no doubt numerous challenges by singles testing her and the Tiercel. Her age is against her and eventually she will be replaced, now unable to produce eggs sadly as of this year, it will likely be the same story for 2024, if she is still present.<br /><br />The last time she had breeding success was 2021 with 3 juveniles fledged, sadly nothing since, the new permanent position has been 100% accepted and she still spends lots of time inside sleeping.<br /><br />If you have visited you will know that the Northern Park is now an Ice Rink, however I am still finding wildlife, despite the multitude of people, you just have to know where to look. Both Wagtails are present, the Pied’s are usually found dodging people ground foraging and the Greys stick mostly to the river foreshore.<br /><p><br /></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmK_PBZ7nsxsErSIrJoIZ976A9704EOe8Ll8NAUqvXKsfx_kJRfQrZ1XkHt70XBvKxSiY6Eou3TfxHlwMIojC9x6ef3kP9d6D1JAz82gI46C8lOKNjMxBk1vgNpUkS8Y4I5NTPXjRMWjXLBY3FuHSJK9szM5UWS345Xq0eGRO5KQ_2C203pUjFwufwgZOZ/s1814/Falcon%20-%20full%20crop.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1814" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmK_PBZ7nsxsErSIrJoIZ976A9704EOe8Ll8NAUqvXKsfx_kJRfQrZ1XkHt70XBvKxSiY6Eou3TfxHlwMIojC9x6ef3kP9d6D1JAz82gI46C8lOKNjMxBk1vgNpUkS8Y4I5NTPXjRMWjXLBY3FuHSJK9szM5UWS345Xq0eGRO5KQ_2C203pUjFwufwgZOZ/w400-h245/Falcon%20-%20full%20crop.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> A well stuffed Falcon</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Of course, it’s still early days, January will hopefully bring forth some breeding signs, I’ve seen them copulating before on Boxing Day, much depends on the weather. <br /><br />They are fickle beasts, it’s as much about cutting down alternative positions, the issue is that you cannot cover all of Victoria Tower’s ledges, balconies and niches, time will tell. <br /><br />The 2 juveniles now are long gone, I often wonder where they will end up, hopefully they will get through there first winter.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNsZSFEjj5EkM_a9yAtVQL_GEM6OGcf36yR7QSvN59SmXvFcgj3Q4pdIu6XWD0ZyTCAPpZdT1L0yK_1MXAMg9YxpTDEoneHPCNibAAIFTyZ0CEerVGDqJEtMfXBFfSgxzUzzjT9KwfxRnjtS2_cpxXTOuQbr4XAPJTNLaGIjyZFvjr6TEn8J-Hc6DXSQZ/s1615/Big%20Foot%20-%20full%20spread%20of%20foot%20shown.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1214" data-original-width="1615" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNsZSFEjj5EkM_a9yAtVQL_GEM6OGcf36yR7QSvN59SmXvFcgj3Q4pdIu6XWD0ZyTCAPpZdT1L0yK_1MXAMg9YxpTDEoneHPCNibAAIFTyZ0CEerVGDqJEtMfXBFfSgxzUzzjT9KwfxRnjtS2_cpxXTOuQbr4XAPJTNLaGIjyZFvjr6TEn8J-Hc6DXSQZ/w400-h301/Big%20Foot%20-%20full%20spread%20of%20foot%20shown.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Falcon - look at the size and spread of that foot</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uw33Akqo1jpcsi8-LVx1hGtadP_P7wPND9eH_h0pqnq-FKVemG5BN9MHsUUoLt3J258G01Sj2DRgTvjxnK29AnAT1rBS-PehEguH5kvg186dzmYLTdQs3EGpXBDWzCw8HKVKWd1Z7clzPvehUzpxbfBqiDjROkMXsnqlBxHisgiuSWHy6DdrqMUQJopc/w400-h266/DSC_5898.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I was obviously keeping an eye out for birds as well; some good birds were seen like Great Northern and Red Throated Diver.</div><div><br />Also 2 Razorbills, 3 Rock Pipits, Guillemot, 2 Red Breasted Mergansers, Pintail, Goldeneye, and a Red Kite patrolling the Seal colony, presumably looking for scraps. <br /><br />A great trip. <br /><br /> </div>Dave Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856211922797679467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161817361935604151.post-28512835483295380632023-11-17T21:40:00.000-08:002023-11-17T21:40:06.412-08:00The Week<p> </p><br /><br /><br />So far it has been quite a busy one, I’m trying to keep on top of the Little Owl Boxes in the never-ending saga against Grey Squirrell occupancy, for want of better words they are persistent, destructive little buggers. Not content with having a chew of the entrance hole, the little so and so’s chewed into the internal ledge inside as well. <br /><br />I suppose it is to be expected, any largish box is fair game and a readymade Drey, just waiting to be filled up with leaves/twigs. <br /><br />I cleaned out one Little Box last Sunday, this box produced 2 young Owls which we ringed on June 7th this year, however after this it seems the Squirrels took over. <br /><br />On opening the box, it was wall to wall drey material so turfed this out, it’s now about persistence and checking the box regularly, if they fill it up again, keep turfing them out until they give it up as a bad idea. <br /><br />After this I checked a Kestrel box, despite rarely seeing any activity in it, something had been using it considerably with lots of guano inside. Possibly Stock Dove but having never seen them in it, I would suspect not. With a juvenile Starling wing in the corner, I would suspect a Little Owl is possibly using it. <br /><br />I also checked a 2nd Little Owl box during the week, again chewed and yet another Dray, same process, out it came. <br /><br />Also caught up with a Tit box that had come loose, this had also succumbed to the attentions of a Great Spotted Woodpecker, so very likely the young were taken. I put a metal hole on it, just about covered it so hopefully it will do the trick and protect the young. <br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0d0E2tXfL35BcmhBQQX-45DZQN1qd6QVrRgeX5sqCGpUGHuep5WGU7dVKRXV9N7ZfcVbeK0GcOa2pfymqy6qSJOb-blt6jowFJBd2_wXmD0OjwtsrL5LjVh0HMtHozz0EX6hHoss2uCLEDaX3L-QDffE9n3nmZ8gwjuCtOzm54Y2_e8LC9I2c1G6Qoe0i/s4000/20231112_090254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0d0E2tXfL35BcmhBQQX-45DZQN1qd6QVrRgeX5sqCGpUGHuep5WGU7dVKRXV9N7ZfcVbeK0GcOa2pfymqy6qSJOb-blt6jowFJBd2_wXmD0OjwtsrL5LjVh0HMtHozz0EX6hHoss2uCLEDaX3L-QDffE9n3nmZ8gwjuCtOzm54Y2_e8LC9I2c1G6Qoe0i/w400-h300/20231112_090254.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Drey</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX7-yLJAgUU4MSAPJuQK0Uh1c3yp4GGOty8lvGIF-XHuHasnVJZgS34CWsCa-oiLxXYqZaQWpjEMKrmgdQ7aK0ybE43cQBMhyzceP3BJfHVlSL5TJUq-pu3OHeWu2h1evYYk4t6NlMmFw1mWFIbtk9pbLZK5oJtWVU0lgi0IX8A6ZJC-MKpxwgufWMnCH/w400-h300/20231112_092637.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Kestrel Box - occupancy/guano</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbu_pTyohFmMHhDaNQHV-3tVhV3ie03fNrXSI8nz-xTGfBjPJm6MaKbkPBMqvRLyMW7sdZIlQbNDcm4rzRJHeExZUvEfPHm2ofYYlkP49dj1Gk2kx52M_l0kyGrJGA_Mu1h-5tAKctGP9fqqlEJITVrIGkv9HDy1owGwAjBIpFnmwDkyY-ARw5oHrqh5I/s4000/20231112_093800.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBbu_pTyohFmMHhDaNQHV-3tVhV3ie03fNrXSI8nz-xTGfBjPJm6MaKbkPBMqvRLyMW7sdZIlQbNDcm4rzRJHeExZUvEfPHm2ofYYlkP49dj1Gk2kx52M_l0kyGrJGA_Mu1h-5tAKctGP9fqqlEJITVrIGkv9HDy1owGwAjBIpFnmwDkyY-ARw5oHrqh5I/w400-h300/20231112_093800.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Little Owl Box</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They tried to breed this year, but sadly the eggs rolled, the tray has been placed pretty early, so hopefully it will do the trick. <br /><br />It’s got a roof overhang, so there protected from the weather, fingers crossed.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSUn0QP_28mATloHX0mQSp5KQ355kZPUdavYJLljsizoqO5TE6W_Gdt0l7qC7y53lq42Xlm4I5OQYoZuw13vguhL9hFoc4piQveuc1QAISq8VNf8BwcCmYrSSUrtN0rtZPX0zCIw8ehAb07-vMs628AvSVCmqiIP0brkDAivKEsxzPlWR-lc-GMpCaLst/s4000/20231114_102751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSUn0QP_28mATloHX0mQSp5KQ355kZPUdavYJLljsizoqO5TE6W_Gdt0l7qC7y53lq42Xlm4I5OQYoZuw13vguhL9hFoc4piQveuc1QAISq8VNf8BwcCmYrSSUrtN0rtZPX0zCIw8ehAb07-vMs628AvSVCmqiIP0brkDAivKEsxzPlWR-lc-GMpCaLst/w400-h300/20231114_102751.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Tray and Substrate</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP6yyc-7MfhDy4aG1HGOyHNGVNF-aLRTnbcGOidS8crA64VSIt1XKR3L_U76iMbDWiO9OfyupYdO-ZxZRTPCPbuAtVvYsrdYtwSVsfchgGAOElhPi-qTRVuA-LqRYScTwm_SDMJtLZmz1WEfSiVu3c3yqVU27oLFFmGBqspjBknk8zIywNyt70DZhJJDT/s4000/20231114_111201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeP6yyc-7MfhDy4aG1HGOyHNGVNF-aLRTnbcGOidS8crA64VSIt1XKR3L_U76iMbDWiO9OfyupYdO-ZxZRTPCPbuAtVvYsrdYtwSVsfchgGAOElhPi-qTRVuA-LqRYScTwm_SDMJtLZmz1WEfSiVu3c3yqVU27oLFFmGBqspjBknk8zIywNyt70DZhJJDT/w400-h300/20231114_111201.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Ready and waiting - fingers crossed - young even have perching blocks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0h1eQBGfJkVPOmSbCZ9vMEdF5PX6bwo2UN2AALaCvcskM6tVWhvLCDzjnjWduV_4-RXU93-sNThywxmxYn1p0uQDH6PeAKoB1DUzyekDnrKlJti58DTgRGbLxBnLNmQxvZp2Eh_XXPGg-zg9teUJh4gV82wr9kKG6ALuy9zGiR5WcZEMWr-V5si87Q1fX/s2730/Tiercel%20(4).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2091" data-original-width="2730" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0h1eQBGfJkVPOmSbCZ9vMEdF5PX6bwo2UN2AALaCvcskM6tVWhvLCDzjnjWduV_4-RXU93-sNThywxmxYn1p0uQDH6PeAKoB1DUzyekDnrKlJti58DTgRGbLxBnLNmQxvZp2Eh_XXPGg-zg9teUJh4gV82wr9kKG6ALuy9zGiR5WcZEMWr-V5si87Q1fX/w400-h306/Tiercel%20(4).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div> Another site I visited, always watching.</div><div><br /></div><div> <br /><br />
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In the run up to breeding, it will increase, especially from January onwards. <br /><br />In the last couple of months, the Tiercel has been taking a lot of Ring-Necked Parakeets, nearby Battersea Park provides a good food source, being smaller and more agile than the female, the Parakeets it seems are his top food source at this time of year. <br /><br />I haven’t seen the Black Redstart for a good while, the eastern area it usually favours has not provided sightings this year, however that’s not to say it’s not here, there are now multiple sedum roofs aloft in a number of areas so I could just be missing him. <br /><br />Nest boxes, including the Peregrine Nest box now number 23 boxes on the Power Station Estate, this is divided between hole boxes and open fronted nest boxes. <br /><br />I am waiting for the leaves to drop to expose all the Goldfinch nests, in 2022 I located 11 nests so by far the most prolific breeder on site. Approaching mid-November and still waiting for leaves to drop shows you just how much our climate has changed. <br /><br />On a recent visit I recorded a large distant flock of Fieldfare, at the time I estimated the flock to be around 70 birds, they were moving southwest, I took a few far off snaps and actually counting them on the photo revealed 95 birds. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJnCHjYa_Jxz9Do9vynO-6vUzYgasymEh87m4U992CCdnvhTrxWHkGuMQoks2uAHizhQnuKMzvx5TzAZVAza0l13C07Y1PWWsVCTwV0dc-vmuyK8Np2h2kQNfaN4NYZhNI20JBILad36i8xuuWRgnxx4S1VjG5yqfo3-9YzJpWCGbQj0w6Ro3fOF2y3nq/s6000/95%20Fieldfare.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNJnCHjYa_Jxz9Do9vynO-6vUzYgasymEh87m4U992CCdnvhTrxWHkGuMQoks2uAHizhQnuKMzvx5TzAZVAza0l13C07Y1PWWsVCTwV0dc-vmuyK8Np2h2kQNfaN4NYZhNI20JBILad36i8xuuWRgnxx4S1VjG5yqfo3-9YzJpWCGbQj0w6Ro3fOF2y3nq/w400-h266/95%20Fieldfare.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> 95 Fieldfare</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There is a pair present, and they did fledge 1 juvenile this year, however the balcony is prone to flooding. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 251.7pt;">The fact of the matter is that a box gives them – adults/chicks cover from extreme weather, with the substrate also there is no chance of eggs rolling. <br /><br />As mentioned in previous posts, unless a position has a ‘natural structural overhang’ where a Tray can be placed, I will always use a nest box. <br /><br />My amigo’s will again help me, truth be told, now at the ripe old age of 66 with a dodgy ankle, I couldn’t do it on my own anyway, so there help and muscle is very much valued. 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Thames Water and myself installed the box as mitigation, the pipe had chicken wire placed over it to stop access and they have not looked back since. <br /><br />On Wednesday 4th , Laing Orourke the site contractor for the new works, working with Thames Water, kindly provided a telescopic Lorry Picker to access and clean the nest box, changing the substrate along the way and removing the guano from the box and adjacent areas. <br /><br />Over 6 breeding seasons you will likely get a build-up of parasites, especially so now with our mild winters, not very healthy for chicks especially and incubating adults come spring as you can imagine. <br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmcUr3C6iVJFp5rkp5zZmYn3jCN146fi5TlvWiuFP9qy7CTH_cwi_YwKFszfJLuPQvgDnZEPqw2sNMOo8RohXWU1xp2UcRhXNek0ezJgsYAuNLXa_LzkuIWf7PJIVReX2XgCqexfmrOrls2UX5_oQawLMTTkR9c8JujY5kOOUnb_qIMI-dHdwe2-jwIwy/s1546/20231004_100616.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I never saw the Falcon at all in the run up to July. <br /><br /><div>So, you can imagine my surprise on this morning, when the first birds seen were 2 juvenile peregrines! <br /><br />Both juveniles were initially on the Abbey just after dawn, the Falcon was feeding having taken a Feral Pigeon, this was as I arrived. Looking at both juveniles, both had full crops, so she had fed them previously. <br /><br />She commenced to feed, with the remaining juvenile flying round and chasing just about anything that flew by, even a Cormorant, it's just practice for honing hunting skills. <br /><br />The 2 juveniles then interacted with each other, beyond the Abbey, with the Falcon caching the prey and returning to Victoria Tower, as she returned the adult Tiercel then flew into the Abbey to feed, I hadn't seen him previously. <br /><br />It means that as suspected earlier, that after failing, they have successfully bred somewhere over towards Vauxhall fledging at least 2 juveniles, the first thing they did then was return to Parliament and Victoria Tower, their 'core' territory and structure. <br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeYqfNaloPTyoyhPohEDJeKQrD1tGxsUueoKNLqBb7IiW7JrRnqTTW-Vsdo-3uJgE205lFstF0O1vsbURc4-l1-IlLvO6iBGgi0tFZKUq3phVU_D6cFUVWDsSf9pGWiKFwam4gSghspztcIXTMAuawLqd3cQo1B91uOys56g0js9jnVDE8dN9Mgn4QrqdZ/s2258/Adult%20Falcon.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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These are never easy, more often heard before being seen, if your lucky, however this one landed and started fishing. <br /><br />I got a few photos and good to connect with an approachable one, its usually just a blue flash going by. <br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshderqcqGddbnN72AWBTcEgiONTXTnZ1uP2LrBFnGIXj3hNKHJ8G_K0UBv8ftD9UK33AdolK3Q4AxGhcgndHANf455i-eJtfcA96zHKCLousf8L0_J7-gQ9FAlmTrcFRlMgz5docJxlg3O0f5C8_dUq8TLZ49oocLczFSn6hPmE-dUrFSdjcUdcYmBcE4/s1800/A%20mischief%20of%20Magpies.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshderqcqGddbnN72AWBTcEgiONTXTnZ1uP2LrBFnGIXj3hNKHJ8G_K0UBv8ftD9UK33AdolK3Q4AxGhcgndHANf455i-eJtfcA96zHKCLousf8L0_J7-gQ9FAlmTrcFRlMgz5docJxlg3O0f5C8_dUq8TLZ49oocLczFSn6hPmE-dUrFSdjcUdcYmBcE4/w400-h266/A%20mischief%20of%20Magpies.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> A mischief of Magpies</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Talking to a local lady, I understand it’s for the next 2-3 years all along, it is now a construction area, all closed off and inaccessible. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIwmIlM9ceKe1zoL1ArKGbkXz18Jo2no14kPfczMTPVQb13XfebPOqmHW-S1t4hJCx1UYKXPKgbRIucfcoIlRr1nml8KsuXJdFnqQYYLgbAe9vKRqd2muZk763juhtbpHbh24V7f7MyH2riOFXEdcYeLys8bxcWf6bkkT7cm6_aeawxrkyjwicebso9E5/s2000/20230912_062012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIwmIlM9ceKe1zoL1ArKGbkXz18Jo2no14kPfczMTPVQb13XfebPOqmHW-S1t4hJCx1UYKXPKgbRIucfcoIlRr1nml8KsuXJdFnqQYYLgbAe9vKRqd2muZk763juhtbpHbh24V7f7MyH2riOFXEdcYeLys8bxcWf6bkkT7cm6_aeawxrkyjwicebso9E5/w400-h300/20230912_062012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>Not to be outdone I headed a little way upriver and watched from a different position from 6.30 – 10.20a.m, High Tide was just after 11.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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In regard to Parliament, the Falcon laid on the floor of one of the Balconies with no substrate, all the eggs rolled and were lost unfortunately. They didn’t take to the new box, hopefully it will happen for 2024, I have had this happen before on other sites, they often bond the following year, we will see. <br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprAk6fLce2_3rdj6NcmmjhUxvXOo0pEzr8A4aD19ELuRe57DcanTK6rbT_JfYyl_7H9V72tx3Rc_toquzHD3-nM0Uov1CUKjC1otOxvtm9QGMCNOu1AeVKxfmWrqx7BaOwZOc7Lh81YaN817wWH7KxR-SgsDq4cla7DB6N5ctGIoUeiLtPgyvHJN3X5xc/s2991/Tiercel%20about%20to%20go.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1832" data-original-width="2991" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprAk6fLce2_3rdj6NcmmjhUxvXOo0pEzr8A4aD19ELuRe57DcanTK6rbT_JfYyl_7H9V72tx3Rc_toquzHD3-nM0Uov1CUKjC1otOxvtm9QGMCNOu1AeVKxfmWrqx7BaOwZOc7Lh81YaN817wWH7KxR-SgsDq4cla7DB6N5ctGIoUeiLtPgyvHJN3X5xc/w400-h245/Tiercel%20about%20to%20go.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Power Station Nest Site</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CZFLrnLQQTlmo11GnVWeHoXQEv9mFKQI1Ws-d8ayFzt5qkWBeeadf7ebv-lbMtRpp8FecKu3yXyL1GQ1wESwO-mi2MU0bk7LjcLb8fUcbuxgTJ74RxApDfb7gV1_vvD0CjV641ERweWXw_6kWyM8c6e4ouz2OPdivbG33o2nwaX_KQ8glT9_tefZb6o-/w400-h300/20230227_091309.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Parliament new nest - fingers crossed for 2024</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1vupIyfrLw7kRS3ihlzYFuA9PvwDpVtyfll1p58iIu9A_DIcbOnn0jrbsnon8Mhha38ucSMXHrz0-rRMwjfQIgXhlR7BRNPMh04WvnC3UgAaruLnK_gvGJErQSmhwWE2bi9yLezpzsH04eMR15fo9MmSNBhIge9q3COCzuES2SWwXov3IBXfdKWiKd9T/s2004/Falcon%20reacting%20to%20intruder%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1281" data-original-width="2004" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1vupIyfrLw7kRS3ihlzYFuA9PvwDpVtyfll1p58iIu9A_DIcbOnn0jrbsnon8Mhha38ucSMXHrz0-rRMwjfQIgXhlR7BRNPMh04WvnC3UgAaruLnK_gvGJErQSmhwWE2bi9yLezpzsH04eMR15fo9MmSNBhIge9q3COCzuES2SWwXov3IBXfdKWiKd9T/w400-h256/Falcon%20reacting%20to%20intruder%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div> Parliament Falcon eyeing up intruder</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Below are the results from the monitoring. <br /><br />Successful sites – 8 sites producing 2,4,3,3,3,4,3 and 1 = 23 juveniles <br /><br />Unsuccessful sites – 4 sites failed either through Falcon age(Battersea), another 2 through egg rolling and the 4th failed inexplicably. <br /><br />The remaining 3 sites – 2 pair went AWOL and were not present and the 3rd had a new immature Falcon take over in the winter, so likely she will not breed until 2024. <br /><br />Of these 14 sites, we colour ringed at 4 number sites, of these, Paul and Shaun used the long-established project green colour ring at 2 of the sites, producing 6 juveniles, these have been used on both these sites since 2014. <br /><br />This year Paul, Shaun and myself started a new project ringing scheme also, this is a white colour ring with 3 black numerals (letters), these were used at 2 new ringing sites producing 7 juveniles. <br /><br />Further to this, 3 ‘grounders’ were white colour ringed from the South Essex Wildlife Hospital, all 3 being released back to their respective sites, 2 coincidentally came from the same site. <br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_yRNOibywFtgs8t9lOYnuOo2CusfMNljf_pHdTFVuUyg4twj6GDC4T0V1NL8_ORr_WSi8Q67dwsToCsoZ1QUOYoQ5Pl-FZkU-vUcNy7_SO88gjGpiW807t_n2hhi7CvFp7YEl5O7Kmyz51eJ-WYccNpOgGrBG21RxbelUENamjls9bJXwLZAggzi9EKgd/w400-h300/20230526_145832.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div> Green colour ring - used since 2014</div><div><br /></div><div>Of all the sites above 2 pair were newish sites, differing fortunes on both, one produced and the other failed, I was aware of the successful site, and this is the first year they have got their act together. They did this naturally fledging 1 juvenile; plans are in place to give them a nest box for 2024.</div><div><br />Of the 2nd newish sites, again aware of them, but hadn’t bred successfully as far as I know, one of the pairs came to light on a new building. Unfortunately, the eggs rolled, on collecting them for PBMS there were 7 peregrine eggs, so obviously they had tried in previous years. I am placing a tray shortly at this site to give them some stability – fingers crossed. <br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmO5upXER_lMY9yHwT3cbsOVZaZ7SCBkNY2qmojC4kuH5NXn36bthZamBGIK7g492b8H6_CQ1p6v76xeoP5Gl3zfcyqbfWkIit_vIgbKrmNOEPsyjzMHNaO1QYnIG6cRFgW0YDOjXf2lo4ebRxpKAxROyMCph8WLH8gPt7Ew60unb_c-v14eYNdmk3Cu3/s4000/20230622_110408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmO5upXER_lMY9yHwT3cbsOVZaZ7SCBkNY2qmojC4kuH5NXn36bthZamBGIK7g492b8H6_CQ1p6v76xeoP5Gl3zfcyqbfWkIit_vIgbKrmNOEPsyjzMHNaO1QYnIG6cRFgW0YDOjXf2lo4ebRxpKAxROyMCph8WLH8gPt7Ew60unb_c-v14eYNdmk3Cu3/w300-h400/20230622_110408.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> 7 Eggs - getting ready to send off</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-malpKLoPwq9hu_-U2XKIdHK3-VXBiO20clhkGBOU-2KmVuLB_IA_rdF1Ntf09Q7Mvl37p85wzAOF3p7t_P5oGT7YFDy4IrfRnv1WVZilojJZqAHJIaMxdrLSe2pw105FE0Vl2tzIT1lC46j-xJUkGOjJPTJS8AyA3AhTyeJnrhqvLsWS3r5AvM2THbk/s4000/20230622_112726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-malpKLoPwq9hu_-U2XKIdHK3-VXBiO20clhkGBOU-2KmVuLB_IA_rdF1Ntf09Q7Mvl37p85wzAOF3p7t_P5oGT7YFDy4IrfRnv1WVZilojJZqAHJIaMxdrLSe2pw105FE0Vl2tzIT1lC46j-xJUkGOjJPTJS8AyA3AhTyeJnrhqvLsWS3r5AvM2THbk/w400-h300/20230622_112726.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Sealing up to send to PBMS</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNd3bHPG_7UCrv3ufwNtSXygL5Y2LA1lsM-1pSeoKEBt6tSJkG9wZlglcl8ww0pZV19V_CiUwYJyWROgY3KLo3yh0wpcGk-QyCIsqLKnx82rdpiWcgPPeExKLBTWuhUMNuJX9FZSqBz3Mwil8uw-BvetLyCm8_AhKnUHodwgalqGoHOuPBBGM6yx6CP90Q/s4000/20230706_102023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNd3bHPG_7UCrv3ufwNtSXygL5Y2LA1lsM-1pSeoKEBt6tSJkG9wZlglcl8ww0pZV19V_CiUwYJyWROgY3KLo3yh0wpcGk-QyCIsqLKnx82rdpiWcgPPeExKLBTWuhUMNuJX9FZSqBz3Mwil8uw-BvetLyCm8_AhKnUHodwgalqGoHOuPBBGM6yx6CP90Q/w400-h300/20230706_102023.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div> Tray and 2 bags of substrate ready for the new site</div><div><br /></div><div>In regard to what nesting facility was present, successful, or unsuccessful, see below.</div><div><br /><b>Nest Box – 10 pairs <br /><br />Tray – 4 pairs <br /><br />Natural – 1 pair </b><br /><br /> <br />As ever, a massive thanks to Paul and Shaun, there help was invaluable, and a big thanks goes to the South Essex Wildlife Hospital as ever, for getting the 3 grounders back with their respective families. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> </div>Dave Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856211922797679467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161817361935604151.post-42873306201421634932023-08-20T23:12:00.000-07:002023-08-20T23:12:30.586-07:00Beckton Sewage Works List<p><br /></p>
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Following on from Rainham listing on E Bird I have now gone through the same process, reviewing records, chasing dates and generally being a pain in the arse, pushing mates for dates/info, especially Paul, due to having a crap memory and not recording dates at Beckton. <br /><br />I have undertaken a review of all my Beckton Sewage Works records, in the early years, I used to lump all of my records in with Barking Bay, as they were so close together and I always birded them at the same time. Sadly, most of Barking Marsh has/is disappearing under construction and I stopped doing the site a good few years back. <br /><br />No doubt with that fantastic large expanse of mud, you still get some good wader passage though. One of the problems with visiting the Bay has always been trying to park your car somewhere safely, the road is very remote, especially early mornings. <br /><br />Having now scrutinised all my Beckton Sewage works records and having discarded the records from Barking Bay, I have now arrived at 141 species. <br /><br />Omitted Barking Bay records are really good birds like Stone Curlew (2011), Manx Shearwater (2008!), 2 Little Stints, Short Eared Owl, Roseate Tern (2011), White Winged Black Tern 2000!), Barred Warbler (1996!) and Lapland Bunting. I missed the 1995 Woodchat Shrike and the Marsh Warbler on Barking Marsh; it just shows what a fantastic area it was at one time. <br /><br />Anyway, I have seen some good birds and will hopefully continue to do so at the Sewage Works, other records I have discarded there completely are Glaucous Gull, I had it down but for the life of me cannot recall seeing it. Another is Honey Buzzard; I simply cannot remember this but suspect it may have been during the 2000 influx down to the South coast. <br /><br />It gives you a bit of incentive, hopefully I can get them back in the future. <br /><br />A few photos of some Sewage Works birds over the years.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dRn4IliL1yrdVKatdihPAkPB8rVIS53_ta2I_zCF2LjH7Kb03g9teZ7lkPrce7Z7Z_lsnY5D7alw-QW0N-chIN3v2E8VA9GIg_nn61JURiBPDOgemT1ZqaQoDAQ4zGDaDbr2MvgufiKxC2cArxYFLYdnbAXTNaXLICEo08b0uyD-iJu4m87icFxZKrcL/s1939/Black%20Tern.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1939" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5dRn4IliL1yrdVKatdihPAkPB8rVIS53_ta2I_zCF2LjH7Kb03g9teZ7lkPrce7Z7Z_lsnY5D7alw-QW0N-chIN3v2E8VA9GIg_nn61JURiBPDOgemT1ZqaQoDAQ4zGDaDbr2MvgufiKxC2cArxYFLYdnbAXTNaXLICEo08b0uyD-iJu4m87icFxZKrcL/w400-h229/Black%20Tern.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Black Tern May 17th 2019</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Amongst all the more common ones like Redshank etc, were 10 Little Stint and a Pectoral Sandpiper, the date, again thanks to Howard was September 17th 2001. As above, this was pre-RSPB, the Lagoons also at times were quite treacherous if you strayed off the beaten track, if I correctly recall Alan Bell , was down to his waist at some time. <br /><br />On another occasion, always being an early bird, I came across a flock of 40 odd Green Sandpiper that had set down to roost, quite a magical sight seeing them all lift off from roost at dawn. <br /><br />Nowadays the Silt Lagoons have been levelled it seems and full of chalk, I would presume from various London building projects, just a pity that their potential was never realised. In their hay day with most of the Lagoons holding water, they were full of wildfowl and waders. It didn’t just stop there either; the Silt Lagoons were also Bird of Prey magnets and wintering Short Eared Owls were present in numbers, along with up to 8 wintering Hen Harriers in days gone by before the persecution started. <br /><br />Other goodies spring to mind, again the year is a bit of a surprise, Black Winged Stilt on the Tip Pools – September 16th, 1997! – Lesser Yellowlegs – August 26th, 1998! One glaring miss on my part was Red Footed Falcon, having seen them abroad and the Lee Valley bird, its one, being a raptor nut, would like to get back and see it locally at Rainham. <br /><br />Anyway, getting back to the List and loading many of the records singularly on E Bird, (referring back to moving with the times), my Rainham Life List stands at 219. Many others will have more, Howard most certainly given that he spent a number of years working there. <br /><br />Others like Andy Tweed will no doubt exceed my total along with Paul, Dick, Alan and Steve Bacon and various other early days Rainham stalwarts. Sadly missed, departed Ken, Sam, Phil and Mike would have had big Rainham Lists from the early days, I can still recall Ken telling me of locating a Western Sandpiper at Rainham. <br /><br />Anyway, I am quite impressed with E Bird having now learnt how to use it properly, being indoors for 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours and climbing the walls, who said old un’s don’t like change. <br /><br />How long it will last, I don’t know. <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> Dave Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856211922797679467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2161817361935604151.post-71689831271473999002023-07-28T23:50:00.001-07:002023-07-29T00:10:49.339-07:00Odds and Ends<p><br /></p><br /> <br /><br />Got a bit of spare time on my hands now, so thought I would catch up on recent activity starting with Parliament. <br /><br />From previous post’s, you will know they have failed this year through eggs rolling, the new box was ignored, and my thoughts were that, as it happened early, that they had re-laid somewhere in the Vauxhall new builds. <br /><br />This was based on only ever seeing the Tiercel after failing at Parliament, seeing him always heading towards Vauxhall, sometimes with partial prey, and obviously never seeing the Falcon. <br /><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUmyQ4JVksQv7nOUU6JYQV23GkK17O2ShYbBZsCsU60DaBQNr8GupAcOHY-Ha-JZMmUFOfNbDUG7n2bvHyQ8X_5gj3RpPY6qJi2cSXAwTYDYqd-g-iK3KmEaNmTPaqmCu8IYHZhTvf-0-48X7-gg95X-TnVEUFwUdKWxL-a3Boc5X7Kv24z4Cnt2DkhO5/s6000/Tiercel%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlUmyQ4JVksQv7nOUU6JYQV23GkK17O2ShYbBZsCsU60DaBQNr8GupAcOHY-Ha-JZMmUFOfNbDUG7n2bvHyQ8X_5gj3RpPY6qJi2cSXAwTYDYqd-g-iK3KmEaNmTPaqmCu8IYHZhTvf-0-48X7-gg95X-TnVEUFwUdKWxL-a3Boc5X7Kv24z4Cnt2DkhO5/w400-h266/Tiercel%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> Tiercel - still present</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyv18WZ-Oh2qF0oe7eFB1sDiUr18YENCTLljgHoJtTMVJYs0QndSGs7iPM3S5R7wswkt5-tWUjdK__AeAEYFlPQohzcbfV-2hjDSnFVz_oKgloUpw3f7apWetfTRmX14_cQxmbnJXCJhnkZ2FCwn041kphYUwBhp2ada9T6o4-jK_rnpHSvaMhdpg2EVQ8/s1800/Tiercel%20feeding%20(1).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyv18WZ-Oh2qF0oe7eFB1sDiUr18YENCTLljgHoJtTMVJYs0QndSGs7iPM3S5R7wswkt5-tWUjdK__AeAEYFlPQohzcbfV-2hjDSnFVz_oKgloUpw3f7apWetfTRmX14_cQxmbnJXCJhnkZ2FCwn041kphYUwBhp2ada9T6o4-jK_rnpHSvaMhdpg2EVQ8/w400-h266/Tiercel%20feeding%20(1).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI8M2Mz6OZbhyQeTB5nspj-xSf8q_KKzgx6X0sgZhAzM7pQJYdQEXrtxh80X_gAO7U9tmTT4xg_Vc98YTRsVF-_UdgREp434voPJPXlCs3F3BACmqzugK5cv9Gf2en70XyL5wQro72xhfy1h50JM0vr5-aE_eeftGoJXWsWqrTRiq_EX3XXV12iFyCtjZ/s2169/Tiercel%20feeding%20(3).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="2169" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI8M2Mz6OZbhyQeTB5nspj-xSf8q_KKzgx6X0sgZhAzM7pQJYdQEXrtxh80X_gAO7U9tmTT4xg_Vc98YTRsVF-_UdgREp434voPJPXlCs3F3BACmqzugK5cv9Gf2en70XyL5wQro72xhfy1h50JM0vr5-aE_eeftGoJXWsWqrTRiq_EX3XXV12iFyCtjZ/w400-h303/Tiercel%20feeding%20(3).JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Moving on, we are now on July 29th and no Falcon and certainly no juveniles, to my knowledge, have been seen at Parliament. The Tiercel is being seen daily, NaturalEngland have licenced some Drone surveys taking place, so we know he is regular.</div><div><br />Obviously, thoughts will turn to where is she, they pair for life, so if breeding has not been successful, why is she not at Parliament? <br /><br /> <br /><br />Elsewhere, a juvenile Peregrine that Paul, Shaun and myself ringed this year under licence with the new white colour rings, came to light on Twitter, it seems this juvenile female is already venturing further afield. AAG, one of 4 siblings, turned up earlier this week in Ware, Herts, she was seen and identified on Wood Pigeon prey. A massive thanks goes to @Austin_Lill and Stamford All Saints Peregrines and anyone else involved, for bringing it to light and shows the value of the colour scheme already, that she could be identified. <br /><br />It’s a bit of an interesting story, Ware is 13 miles from her nest site, which then raises the question, is she already self-reliant having left the adults? The fact that she was on Wood Pigeon prey suggests that she is. <br /><br />Given that the boys ringed her on May 14th with fledging around 1st-2nd week of June, she was identified on July 24th in Ware from her colour ring, it could mean that as little as possibly 6 weeks, she has left the natal site. They usually leave their natal sites from 2-3 months onwards, if prey is plentiful, some have stayed longer, even into the following year. Longer stayers are usually single juveniles. <br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4juCPOYn_7PdYf63O_ex8X_UTfxxDYE_Xho3HSCk9lT-01XDh_bM9RwlguxxN5idaLHqUXs3jzwV5AhSgDr6Gah4fFvUMoeIL4rD4sBustT2GzqgbUdLD6OXanSQc_uc4SiEXTAoj1dX0HOThCmJcjB2ay4HYJfyma-23GotCvrxOF08rweTtMmhe_WJ/s1400/20230514_113126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="1400" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4juCPOYn_7PdYf63O_ex8X_UTfxxDYE_Xho3HSCk9lT-01XDh_bM9RwlguxxN5idaLHqUXs3jzwV5AhSgDr6Gah4fFvUMoeIL4rD4sBustT2GzqgbUdLD6OXanSQc_uc4SiEXTAoj1dX0HOThCmJcjB2ay4HYJfyma-23GotCvrxOF08rweTtMmhe_WJ/w400-h300/20230514_113126.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div> AAG being ringed by Paul and Shaun</div><div><br /></div><div>It could be that with no other Peregrine pairs hemming her in territory wise, she may have ‘thermalled’ and gone further afield searching, to a Peregrine I would suspect 13 miles is nothing.</div><div><br />By now she would have built up considerable wing strength and stamina, and it could also be that she is returning to the natal site to roost etc and just ‘exploring’ further afield. <br /><br />Hopefully she will turn up again. <br /><br />She is definitely a poser, photos below are of her visiting another block of Flats on June 26th, a massive thanks to Taylan Durmus for kindly allowing me to use his photos.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gJfEhtfZyofKyohV_x0NVmbs1bfAGx60AOnAQP9LdNL--4RytRWSnY62nXp3pdjvaX9C7TQO1FlNdiH2vf9zqFADAL4dJ0J85vKoCfZGLDiPyPVzAXAxGMmscO0GYYdDt9jaHFY5N1wuMowdGPcszcovvZZ_n8wy4WwpUvl6Wae5GNuvOaEN-NWTIBfF/s2000/IMG-20230626-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gJfEhtfZyofKyohV_x0NVmbs1bfAGx60AOnAQP9LdNL--4RytRWSnY62nXp3pdjvaX9C7TQO1FlNdiH2vf9zqFADAL4dJ0J85vKoCfZGLDiPyPVzAXAxGMmscO0GYYdDt9jaHFY5N1wuMowdGPcszcovvZZ_n8wy4WwpUvl6Wae5GNuvOaEN-NWTIBfF/w300-h400/IMG-20230626-WA0002.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoOkMVIvWUNwjB2AcPvCj-p2F3r7lEzgnCbnvQ9NL9EBJVjdaGT6ScW3C1Js_ym1_kZ3asAMbp9iETp7iy3COpvyhhtBANT7dlWcOlysw_Z6C9oWvb80u43wkrzlietYMwELwwsARPifYOfFGxDVtcZDypIJbdfmyZ1q3NL5_66lVGPKBgPWVwz2JfNXw/s2000/IMG-20230626-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoOkMVIvWUNwjB2AcPvCj-p2F3r7lEzgnCbnvQ9NL9EBJVjdaGT6ScW3C1Js_ym1_kZ3asAMbp9iETp7iy3COpvyhhtBANT7dlWcOlysw_Z6C9oWvb80u43wkrzlietYMwELwwsARPifYOfFGxDVtcZDypIJbdfmyZ1q3NL5_66lVGPKBgPWVwz2JfNXw/w300-h400/IMG-20230626-WA0003.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uZ4AeMjXT0aAgYUlyKd00lnrvqXwE0OuYmA4xOl94xyumYtiT4A2ekFHGrgpZ611KQH4jDPleeZhysxThqBSJBKDtQVMbq36OZmqgI31HlLfSTbXrlO88zi9U3iTnEtLwRQSi51zA_EtGt9_6Oy241Ha-CTgXjkb6h2Tn5uw32yBoMEZuSbFd5K2Vp_m/s2000/IMG-20230626-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6uZ4AeMjXT0aAgYUlyKd00lnrvqXwE0OuYmA4xOl94xyumYtiT4A2ekFHGrgpZ611KQH4jDPleeZhysxThqBSJBKDtQVMbq36OZmqgI31HlLfSTbXrlO88zi9U3iTnEtLwRQSi51zA_EtGt9_6Oy241Ha-CTgXjkb6h2Tn5uw32yBoMEZuSbFd5K2Vp_m/w300-h400/IMG-20230626-WA0004.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /> <br /><br /> </div>Dave Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07856211922797679467noreply@blogger.com0