FEBRUARY 2021
1 February – the male flies in calling loudly at 8:45 but leaves five minutes later. The pair arrive together at 9:40 and the male goes into the box. She joins him briefly as he flies out. After spending five minutes tending the scrape, she moves to the ledge remaining until 10:35 when she flies off. The male is back briefly at 14:00. He returns at 14:30 and stands on the platform looking out calling. After a few minutes he settles down before flying off at 14:50.
2 February – the cameras were playing up badly today: the pair arrive together at 9:30 and the male goes into the box. She joins him and after a few moments posturing he flies out. She then tends the scrape before moving to the ledge a few minutes later. She flies off at 10:00. The male is on the ledge at 13:50 and flies off 15 minutes later. He is back a few moments later and stands very upright and alert as if there is an intruder in the area. He then settles down and remains on the ledge until 15:25. He is back at 17:05 and scrapes the stones on the platform, flying off ten minutes later.
3 February – the male flies in at 7:00 and sits on the ledge. He goes into the box at 7:30 calling in anticipation of the arrival of the female. She does not land, so he walks to the platform and then settles on the ledge, flying off at 7:40. He is back a few moments later and again goes into the box but when the female fails to land, he returns to the ledge. He flies off at 7:55 and returns briefly at 8:05. The pair fly in together at 8:40. He goes into the box and she soon follows. After a few minutes posturing, he flies out and she moves to the ledge and leaves at 8:50. The male is back at 9:25 carrying fresh pigeon prey. The female is immediately behind him, takes the meal from him and he flies off and she leaves with her meal. He is back at 14:10 and sits on the ledge taking a short flight at 14:35. He remains on the ledge until another brief flight at 16:15 before flying off at 17:05.
4 February – the male arrives very early, at 1:55 and sits on the ledge and falls asleep. He remains there until 7:25 when he walks onto the platform, picks up a stone and swallows it. He then flies off. He is back a few moments later with the female and he goes into the box and she soon joins him. After a few minutes posturing, she runs to the platform and flies out. The male runs to the platform and watches her go, then settles on the ledge. He flies off at 7:45 but is back after five minutes and goes into the box calling, then sits back on the ledge. At 8:05, he walks onto the platform and picks a couple of stones and swallows them before returning to the ledge. At 8:40, he goes into the box on the arrival of the female. She soon joins him and there are a few minutes posturing before she moves to the ledge and he flies out. The female remains on the ledge until 9:55 when she flies off. She returns at 10:20 carrying a Grey Wagtail as prey which she plucks and eats before flying off at 10:55. The male is back for a few minutes at 13:30.
5 February – another early arrival as the male flies in at 3:35 and settles on the ledge. At 7:05 he walks around the platform picking up stones and swallowing one or two. He flies out at 7:15 and returns 15 minutes later. He takes a brief flight at 8:05 and on his return makes a number of scrapes in the platform stones before settling back on the ledge. Something catches his attention at 8:35 and he flies off briefly, calling on his return. He takes another short flight at 8:50 returning back to the ledge. He takes a short flight at 10:10 and again at 10:55. He is off again at 11:05 and returns a few moments later with the female. He goes into the box and she joins him. After a few minutes of posturing and calling the female runs to the ledge then flies off. The male walks to the platform to watch her go, then follows. He is back on the ledge at 11:35 and takes a short flight at 12:55 but is off again a couple of minutes later. He returns at 14:05 and spends some time pick at and swallowing stones from the platform, then flies off after five minutes. He is back again at 16:50 but flies off ten minutes later.
6 February – another early visit from the male, flying in at 2:20 and falling asleep on the ledge. At 6:45 he spends a few minutes picking up stones from the platform. He takes a short flight at 7:40 and another five minutes later. At 8:20 he picks at the stones again on the platform. A few minutes later he goes into the box as the female flies in. there is calling between the pair then she joins him in the box. After a brief bout of posturing, she flies off and he follows quickly. At 9:50, the male flies into the box calling, then sits on the ledge before flying off at 10:05. He is back briefly at 13:25 and returns again at 15:05 calling but leaves a few moments later.
7 February – the male arrives at 6:10 and walks around the box pecking at stones, before flying out 30 minutes later. He returns briefly at 8:15. An hour later, the pair arrive together and he goes into the box but she leaves very quickly and he stands on the platform watching her go but soon follows. The male is back at 13:30 but is gone after five minutes. He returns at 15:00 leaving after 15 minutes.
8 February – the only activity today was the male making a brief visit at 8:45.
9 February – the female is the first to arrive on a snow-covered platform at 7:20. She goes into the box and tends to the scrape which happens to be the area with the least cover of snow – could this be the most sheltered part of the box? She moves to the ledge five minutes later, flying off at 8:10. The pair arrive together at 8:30 and the male goes into the box. She sits on the ledge for a few minutes watching the sky, then flies off; he walks to the platform and follows. The pair are back at 11:50 and the male goes into the box quickly joined by the female. After a few minutes posturing she walks to the ledge and he flies out; she leaves at 12:35.
10 February – the pair arrive at 7:30. The male goes into the box calling whilst the female sits on the ledge. She flies off five minutes later and he runs onto the platform to watch her go and follows five minutes later. The male flies in with a full crop calling at 14:32 but leaves after a few minutes. He is back again at 17:00 but leaves 15 minutes later.
11 February – the male flies in at 6:45 and sits on the ledge looking out over the city. At 7:15, he goes into the box calling in anticipation of the arrival of the female. He returns to the ledge when she does not fly in. He is back in the box ten minutes later and this time the female does land and joins him in the box. After a few brief moments posturing, she flies out. The male follows soon after. The male makes a brief visit at 13:30.
12 February – the pair arrive together at 7:05 and the male goes into the box. She stands on the platform calling for five minutes before he flies out. She watches him go and stops calling, then settles on the ledge. she flies off at 7:25. They return together at 8:35 and the male goes into the box whilst the female is on the platform. There is calling between the pair but the male flies out after a few minutes. The female sits on the ledge until 9:00 when she goes into the box. She tends to the scrape for ten minutes, then moves to the ledge before flying off at 9:20. A Stock Dove lands at 9:40 and walks around the platform for five minutes then flies off. At 9:55, a pair of Feral Pigeon decide to have a look around but they too leave after five minutes. The Stock Dove is back at 10:10 and a second bird attempts to land a few minutes later. The first flies off at 10:15. The Peregrine pair return at 10:35 and the male goes into the box whilst the female sits on the ledge. He flies out five minutes later and she leaves after a further five minutes. The male returns at 12:20 with a full crop but has gone five minutes later. The pair is back at 13:55 and he goes into the box. She remains on the ledge calling and he flies out at 14:00; she follows soon after.
13 February – the male arrives at 6:55 and sits on the ledge until 7:30 when he flies off. He is back at 8:25 and goes into the box a few minutes later when the female arrives. She sits on the ledge and he flies out. She leaves soon after. At 10:35, the male flies in with plucked pigeon prey. The female follows and snatches the meal from him, and he flies off. The female leaves soon after. The pair fly in together at 13:20 and the male goes into the box. He flies out five minutes later and the female follows. He makes a brief visit at 14:35 and she does likewise at 15:15. The male is back an hour later and sits on the ledge for ten minutes.
14 February – the male flies in at 5:40 and sits on the ledge until 7:35. He returns five minutes later with the female and goes into the box. She joins him and there are a few minutes of posturing before she returns to the ledge, then flies off. He walks to the platform and watches her go. He is back in the box at 7:55 then flies out. He returns briefly a few minutes later. The pair is back at 8:55 calling and he goes into the box. She remains on the ledge but flies off a few minutes later. He walks to the platform and watches her then sits on the ledge at 9:05, flying off at 9:15. The male is back at 13:45 with a full crop and sits on the ledge preening until 15:40 when he flies off. He is back five minutes later and goes into the box, then onto the ledge. He is back in the box at 16:55 on the arrival of the female. She joins him in the box and there are a few moments of bonding before she runs back to the ledge watching the skies. They fly off together at 17:10 calling as they leave. He is back five minutes later and sits on the ledge until 17:40 when he flies off.
15 February – the male arrives at 7:00 and takes a brief flight 15 minutes later. He goes into the box at 7:20 then returns to the ledge. he is back in the box at 7:40 on the arrival of the female. He flies out before she is able to join him and she flies off at 7:50. The male is back at 9:45, flying off at 10:00. A Feral Pigeon decides to take up residence at 10:30 and after a few circles of the platform, settles in the back of the box and starts to doze. It is rudely awakened by the arrival of the male and manages to escape flying out through the opposite column. The male, already with a full crop, watches it leave. He then walks into the box calling before moving to the ledge, flying off at 11:55. He is back at 13:55 and sits on the ledge until 15:15. He flies into the box calling loudly at 16:30, moving to the ledge ten minutes later until 17:10. He returns at 17:20 and settles on the edge. He takes a short flight in the dark at 19:10, returning to the ledge. He flies off at 21:10 returning an hour later and remains on the ledge until midnight at least.
16 February – the male remains on the ledge sleeping from the previous evening. He takes a short flight at 5:55. At 7:30, he goes into the box then flies out returning a few minutes later and settling on the ledge. He is back in the box at 7:50 when the female flies in and joins him. She is quickly back on the ledge and the male flies out at 7:55. She leaves five minutes later. The male lands briefly at 8:05 and flies into the box at 8:15 before returning to the ledge until 9:00 when he takes a short flight. She settles back on the ledge until leaving at 10:05. He is back again at 11:45 and makes a scrape in the platform before doing the same in the box, then moving to the ledge; leaving at 11:55. He is back at 12:35 and takes a short flight, then goes into the box briefly. He flies off at 13:00 returning a few moments later with the female. He goes into the box but flies out as the female lands and sits on the ledge with a full crop. He flies into the box at 13:25 and she briefly joins him, returning to the ledge, then flying off. He replaces her on the ledge, then flies off at 13:50. He returns at 15:15 for 30 minutes and again at 16:35 for ten minutes. He is on the ledge at 17:10 remaining until 20:00.
17 February – the male flies in at 00:25 with a large (unidentified) item of prey but leaves after a few moments. He is back with a full crop at 1:40 and settles on the ledge. He runs into the box at 6:15 when the female arrives, then flies out at 6:45, returning five minutes later. She joins him at 7:05 and there is a short period of bonding before she returns to the ledge, then flies off. He takes her place on the ledge then takes a short flight at 7:35 and again at 7:50. He flies off at 8:20 returning ten minutes later. The female flies in a few minutes later and the male goes into the box. She joins him and there are a few minutes of bonding. The male flies out at 8:40 and she watches him go, then follows. He is back on the ledge at 9:00 paying a quick visit to the box at 10:10. He leaves briefly at 11:00 and makes a scrape in the platform 20 minutes later, then goes into the box before returning to the ledge. He flies off at 11:50 returning at 12:40. He leaves at 13:45 and is back at 14:00 but is off again five minutes later. He lands at 14:15 and sits on the ledge until 15:10. He returns 30 minutes later with Song Thrush prey which he initially stashes by a column but then flies off with it, returning a few moments later, still with the prey. After another short flight, he takes the meal into the box as the female flies in. She snatches the meal, flies off with it and the male settles down on the ledge. He goes into the box at 16:25 for ten minutes. He is back in the box at 17:00 as the female flies in. She joins him and there is a short bout of bonding, then she returns to the ledge whilst he remains in the box for 15 minutes before flying out. The female sits on the ledge and the male flies into the box at 17:55; the female leaves at 18:30. The male moves to the ledge 15 minutes later remaining until midnight at least.
18 February – the male remains on the ledge from the previous evening sleeping until 4:05 when he goes into the box on the arrival of the female. He leaves 35 minutes later, returning at 5:50. The female departs at 6:30 and the male walks to the platform, then follows. He returns at 7:00 and settles on the ledge until 7:35 when he goes into the box briefly before flying out. He is back a few minutes later but leaves soon after. He returns to the ledge at 8:20 until 8:40 and is back 30 minutes later, remaining until 10:10 when he takes a short flight, and is off again at 10:35. The male flies in at 12:05 carrying Feral Pigeon prey. He is immediately followed by the female who snatches it from him and carries it off. He leaves soon after. At 12:30, the male flies in calling and is immediately followed by a female. However, on inspection this is yet another DIFFERENT female (the 5th in less than a year), a BLUE-ringed bird. She follows him into the box and he flies out. The female calls loudly and runs to the ledge then back into the box. She flies off a few minutes later. The male returns at 13:30 and after a quick visit to the box settles on the ledge. He flies off at 13:40 returning at 14:05 taking a short flight at 14:50 and again at 15:30. He leaves briefly an hour later and flies off at 16:40 for five minutes going into the box on his return. The ORANGE-ringed female lands at 16:50 and goes into the box where the pair spend a few moments bonding before the female returns to the ledge. At 17:00, she flies off and is followed by the male. He is back a few minutes later and settles on the ledge. At 18:15, he walks into the box calling loudly and continually. After a few minutes, yet another DIFFERENT female lands on the platform – this time an UN-ringed bird. She walks into the box but when she gets close, the male flies out. This female looks around the box then goes to the ledge flying off 30 minutes later. The male returns at 19:10 calling and checks the box. The un-ringed female flies in and he flies out. After checking the box, she sits on the ledge before flying off at 19:20. She is back at 20:05 remaining on the ledge hidden by the central column. She starts calling loudly at 21:30 for a few minutes, then goes into the box and is confronted by the ORANGE female. ORANGE forces the un-ringed bird into the back of the box then head-buts her in the chest – she flies out and ORANGE follows. ORANGE is back a few minutes later and sits on the ledge until midnight at least.
19 February – The female remains on the ledge until 1:00 when she makes a brief into the box. The male flies in at 1:40 and goes into the box whilst the female remains on the ledge. He flies out at 6:10. At 7:00, the male tries to land on the platform but the female is in the way. He tries again a few moments later and has a small unidentified prey item with him. The female attempts to snatch it from him but he flies off – she follows. The pair fly in a few moments later, he goes into the box with the meal but he flies out with it again. She flies off at 7:20 and they return a few moments later without the meal. The male goes into the box and she joins him five minutes later. There is a brief period of bonding before she goes back to the ledge and then fly off together at 7:30. The male is soon back and takes a short flight at 8:10. He is back in the box calling for a few minutes an hour later, then returns to the ledge. he is off again for five minutes at 9:45. He is in the box at 10:30 when the female flies in but she does not stay long and he returns to the ledge. He flies off at 11:10 and is back ten minutes later. He is off again at 12:05, returning 15 minutes later and at 13:50, he takes another short flight. He then remains on the ledge for the next nine hours flying off at 23:05. The female flies in at 23:55.
20 February – the female arrives just before midnight and sits on the ledge. The male flies in at 00:45 and goes into the box. They remain in their respective positions until 5:30 when the female flies off, the male runs to the platform, then sits on the ledge. He takes a short flight at 7:15, then flies off at 7:20. The pair return together at 7:40 and after a few moments of bonding, the female goes to the ledge, then flies off with the male following soon after. He is back briefly at 8:00 and flies in calling 15 minutes later. He takes another short flight at 8:30 and again at 8:40. He is off at 9:05 returning 20 minutes later. The female lands soon after and he goes into the box but she does not stay long and the male follows her. He is back at 11:15 with a full crop and takes four short flights before 12:00 when he flies off. He returns at 12:20 and remains on the ledge until 15:30 when he flies off. He returns 15 minutes later with a large item of prey – Golden Plover. The female flies in at 15:55 and snatches it from him and leaves to stash the meal as she is soon back on the ledge; the male goes into the box. She flies off at 16:05 and the male returns to the ledge until 19:20 when he flies off. He returns five minutes later with the female and goes into the box; the female remains on the ledge. She flies off briefly at 23:35, possibly on a hunting sortie. The pair remain on site until midnight at least.
21 February – the male flies out at 1:00 but the female remains on the ledge until 1:55 when she takes a short flight and returns with the male; he goes into the box. She flies off at 3:00 but he remains in the box, moving to the ledge at 3:50. He takes a short flight at 6:05, flying off again at 7:15. The pair fly in together a few minutes later and he goes into the box. She joins him and after several minutes of bonding the male flies off. She remains in the box for a few more minutes tending the scrape then moves to the ledge, then flying off at 7:45. They return together 30 minutes later but the male leaves soon after and the female at 8:25. He lands briefly a few moments later, then settles on the ledge with a full crop at 8:30. He flies off at 9:50 but is back 15 minutes later. He is off again at 10:10 returning at 11:20 when he makes a scrape on the platform, then sits on the ledge. He takes a couple of short flights at 12:25, and again at 13:05. He leaves at 13:15 and is back at 14:30 until 14:50. He flies in again at 15:25, checks the box, then sits on the ledge until 15:45. He is back ten minutes later with a prey item of Golden Plover. He starts to pluck it on the platform and is looking around and calling for the female. She has not arrived by 16:20 and so he flies off with it. He returns a few moments later with the female in tow and goes into the box where she snatches the meal from him and flies out. He settles on the ledge until 17:30 when he flies off; he is back ten minutes later. At 18:35, he goes into the box on the arrival of the female. He flies out at 19:00 whilst she remains on the ledge. She flies off at 20:45 and the male lands briefly, then follows her. Unusually, neither bird is back on the platform before midnight.
22 February – the male flies in briefly at 1:05. He is back at 6:45 and is quickly followed by the female. He goes into the box but soon flies out. She remains on the ledge until 7:10 when she goes into the box to tend the scrape. He joins her at 7:15 and there are a few minutes of chuntering between the pair until she moves to the ledge and he flies out. She leaves at 7:30 and he returns 15 minutes later and makes a scrape on the platform before moving to the ledge at 7:55. He makes two short flights at 8:35 and again at 9:05. He leaves five minutes later, returning at 9:30 with short flights at 9:55, 10:05, 10:55 and 11:00. He flies off at 11:05 returning an hour later for just a few moments. The pair fly in together at 13:05 but they stay less than a minute. This morning’s activity would suggest that there is at least one intruder in the territory. The male is back briefly at 15:00 and is on the ledge at 15:40 taking another short flight at 16:00 returning calling loudly. He is off a few minutes later and back briefly at 16:35. He is then on the ledge again at 17:05 until 17:45 when he takes a short flight before leaving at 17:55. He is back in the dark at 20:10 and goes into the box calling, flying out soon after, then landing on the ledge. He flies off at 20:25 returning briefly at 21:00. He is back in the box at 23:35 and falls asleep remaining until midnight at least.
23 February – the male remains sleeping in the box from the previous evening. He wakens at 3:55 and calls out and moves to the ledge. He runs into the box at 4:10 as the female arrives and falls asleep on the ledge. She flies off at 6:25 and he follows, then replaces her on the ledge. He flies off briefly at 6:45. At 7:15 he flies out and returns five minutes later with the female. There is a lot of calling and the female leaves quickly; he runs to the platform watches her go and calls before settling on the ledge until 7:50. He returns at 8:20 with an item of prey – Jack Snipe. He takes it into the box when the female arrives a few minutes later but then he flies off with it. From the look of her crop, she is already well fed. He returns with the plucked remains at 8:30 and feeds on it. She flies off, so he takes the meal onto the platform to finish it off. He takes a short flight at 9:05, then flies off at 9:50 returning briefly ten minutes later. He is back again at 10:30 until 11:10 returning at 11:20. He goes into the box at 12:20, then returns to the ledge. he takes three short flights between 12:45 and 13:00 and four between 13:50 and 14:35. He goes into the box 20 minutes later when the female flies in, but once again she leaves very soon after. He sits on the platform and ledge preening and dozing until 16:55 when he takes a short flight. He remains on the ledge until 22:20 when he flies off returning ten minutes later with a large prey item but leaves with it a few minutes later. He flies into the box without the meal at 22:40 and leaves soon after. He returns with his meal at 23:05 and plucks it on the platform, then moves to the ledge.
24 February – the male is on the ledge from the previous evening. He sleeps until 7:05 when he takes a short flight going into the box briefly on his return. He is followed by the female who goes into the box with the male at 7:20. There are a few minutes of bonding before the male flies out. The female tends the scrape then moves to the ledge at 7:30, flying off five minutes later. The male is back at 8:10 and flies off at 8:30. He is back after 15 minutes. He takes a series of short flights until leaving at 9:15. He is back 30 minutes later but again takes a series of short flights until 10:30 when he flies off. He is back at 11:10 taking multiple short flight between then and 12:25 when he goes into the box on the arrival of the UN-RINGED female. She flies off a few moments later and he follows. He is back at 12:40 and settles on the ledge preening whilst watching the skies until 14:30 when he starts another series of short flights until 15:15. He returns from this flight with Redwing prey. He plucks and eats his meal on the platform. Once he has finished, there are more short flights until 16:00 when he settles on the ledge. He takes a short flight at 19:25 returning to pick at scraps on the platform, then settle back on the ledge. At 23:45, he takes another brief flight – no doubt in hunting mode.
25 February – the male is sleeping on the ledge from the previous evening. He wakens at 3:10 and is obviously peckish as he picks at some scraps on the platform. He flies off at 3:20, returning 20 minutes later. He is off again after five minutes and is back at 6:05. He goes into the box at 6:35 when the female arrives. She joins him in the box 15 minutes later and there are a few minutes of bonding before he flies out. She returns to the ledge at 6:55, flying off at 7:00 returning at 7:15. Ten minutes later, the male arrives carrying Blackbird prey and the female snatches this from him; they both fly off. The male is back for five minutes at 8:20 and again at 9:10. The pair fly in together at 9:40 and go into the box; the male flies out after five minutes. The female tends the scrape before flying out at 9:55. A pair of Feral Pigeons land at 10:05 and are joined by a third! They fly out when the male flies in at 10:10. He flies off and returns with Feral Pigeon prey a few moments later! He plucks and eats it on the platform then settles on the ledge, then flies off. He is back briefly at 11:20 and returns at 11:45 to settle on the ledge. He leaves at 12:10 returning briefly at 14:20. He flies into the box at 15:50 before moving to the platform to finish the scraps from his previous meal; then sits on the ledge. He makes a couple of short flights at 16:45, then flies off at 17:30. He is back on the ledge at 18:45 until 19:25 and makes a short visit at 22:15. He is back in the box at 23:15 and is joined by the UN-RINGED female. There is calling and posturing between the pair but when she gets too close, he flies out. She remains on the ledge until 23:35 when another bird (possibly ORANGE female) lands briefly and they both fly off.
26 February – The UN-RINGED female flies in at 00:00 but leaves five minutes later. She is back at 00:15, calling as she lands and sits on the ledge until 00:55 when she has a walk around the box. The male then lands briefly and there is calling between the two birds. They fly off together and are both back a few minutes later, the male carrying an item of prey. He flies off with it before she can take it from him, and she leaves. He is back with the prey at 1:15 and the UN-RINGED female flies in. There is calling between them, but he flies out before she can take the meal. She goes into the box, then moves to the ledge, leaving at 3:40. The male flies into the box a few moments later, then moves to the ledge. At 5:30, he goes into the box as the UN-RINGED female lands. She joins him in the box and after a few minutes calling and posturing he flies out and she goes to the ledge. She flies off at 6:10. The male flies in with Starling prey five minutes later pursued by UN-RINGED. He immediately flies out and is followed by the female, she returns to the platform soon after but leaves quickly. The male is back in the box at 6:25 and is followed by ORANGE female. She joins him after 15 minutes for a few minutes bonding before she returns to the ledge. He flies out at 6:45 but is back at 7:05 when she flies off; he leaves at 7:45. The male and the UN-RINGED female fly in at 8:10 and go into the box where there is calling and posturing. He flies out after a few minutes and she follows. Five minutes later, the ORANGE female lands on the platform and goes into the box, moving to the ledge at 8:25 and flying off at 8:40. The male arrives with Starling prey and the ORANGE female follows and grabs the meal from him. They fly off in different directions. He returns to the ledge a few minutes later with a small item of prey which he plucks on the platform. The ORANGE female flies in at 9:00 but the male flies out with the prey. She flies off a few moments later. They are back at 10:50, the male goes into the box but the female flies off and he leaves after a few minutes. He makes a brief visit at 13:00 and again at 14:30. He is back at 15:00 until 15:25. He flies in at 16:05, leaving at 17:45, is back at 18:30 until 19:00, and briefly at 20:05.
27 February – the male arrives at 1:10 but flies off 25 minutes later. He returns at 3:00 and falls asleep. At 4:50, he goes into the box calling, moving to the edge after a few minutes. The female flies in at 6:30 and the male goes into the box. She flies off after a few minutes and he leaves soon after. The pair is back at 6:40 and both go into the box. There is calling and posturing until the male flies out at 6:50. The female tends to the scrape before moving back to the ledge and flying off at 7:05. At 8:20, the male flies in with fresh Feral Pigeon prey which he plucks on the platform. He takes a short flight with it at 8:55 no doubt looking for the female. He then stashes it by a column and flies off. He is back at 10:55 and picks up his stash and flies off with it. He returns a few minutes later with the female in tow and she snatches the meal from him and leaves. He sits on the ledge for a few minutes, then flies off, returning briefly at 14:30. He bounces into the box an hour later but does not stay, returning at 17:20 and sitting on the ledge until 17:55.
28 February – the male flies in calling at 1:15 and goes into the box before settling on the ledge but leaves ten minutes later. He is back at 2:15 and remains on the ledge until moving into the box at 6:15 when the female arrives. There is calling between the pair until 6:30 when he flies out. She moves into the box and tends the scrape before going back to the ledge, then flying off. The pair is back at 7:10 with the male going into the box. She joins him after a few minutes and there is a brief bout of calling and posturing until the male flies out; she leaves soon after. The male flies in briefly at 8:40 and again at 10:50, 12:45, 13:10 and 13:35. He is back with Feral Pigeon prey at 15:30 which he stashes by a column, then flies off. He returns again at 17:15, picks up the stashed pigeon which he plucks and eats on the platform, stashing the remains. He sits on the ledge with a full crop and falls asleep until 23:40 when he flies off.