FEBRUARY 2025
1 Feb – XRF flies in at 14:45 carrying very fresh Feral Pigeon prey and plucks it in the box. The male arrives five minutes later but the juvenile will not let him near its meal, so he moves to the ledge. He returns for another attempt at 15:10 but XRF feeds confidently in front of him and he watches nearby before moving back to the ledge at 15:55. The male is back for a third attempt at 15:20. The juvenile has stopped feeding but keeps hold of its meal. The male gives up after ten minutes and the juvenile continues feeding until 16:45 when it walks to the ledge allowing the male to feed on the leftovers. There is little left at 17:05 when the male returns to the ledge and the juvenile flies out. He leaves soon after. The male is back in the box at 19:20 then moves to the ledge before flying off.
2 Feb – the pair fly in at 15:55 but both quickly leave. The female flies in at 19:20 carrying very fresh Teal prey. It stashes its meal by a column then sits on the ledge before leaving at 21:00.
3 Feb – the female flies in at 6:55 and sees the stashed Teal. She plucks the meal on the platform and feeds before flying off at 7:30. The pair arrive at 12:40 but the male soon leaves. The female feeds on scraps in the box and tends the scrape, then leaves at 12:55. The pair are back at 15:05 but the male quickly leaves, whilst the female tends to the scrape. She picks at leftovers then flies off 15 minutes later.
4 Feb – the male lands at 3:20 and picks at leftovers on the platform, then sits on the ledge. He resumes picks at scraps at 7:10 and flies off 20 minutes later. The female is in the box at 11:00 and is soon joined by XRF. She forces the juvenile from the box and platform, the first time I recall seeing this. The female moves to the ledge, then leaves. The male lands briefly at 11:10.
5 Feb – there was no activity on camera today.
6 Feb – the female flies in at 00:30 carrying fresh Teal prey which she stashes, then leaves. The male flies in briefly at 8:10. He is back at 14:55, grabs the stashed Teal and flies out with it. He returns at 16:55, quickly followed by XRF and they go into the box. The male soon leaves whilst the juvenile searches for scraps, then leaves at 17:00.
7 Feb – No activity on camera today.
8 Feb – the female is on the ledge at 7:30 for 25 minutes. The pair arrive together at 16:35 and go into the box for a bout of bonding. The male soon leaves and the female shortly after.
9 Feb – the male arrives at 16:10 and goes into the box but leaves five minutes later.
10 Feb – No activity on camera today.
11 Feb – Peregrine Watch Day: the male flies into the box at 7:45 and sits in the scrape. He is quickly joined by the female and there is a short period of bonding before he leaves. She tends the scrape, then moves to the ledge before flying off. When we arrived for the Watch Day at about 9:30, the male was sitting on a north-facing cross. The female soon landed on a south-facing cross. At 10:20, the pair flew off together going north and returned together five minutes later. The female left at 10:40 but the male remained until flying off at 11:10. He returned with the female five minutes later. He when on a hunting dive at 11:30 but returned without a meal a few minutes later. The pair left at 12:05 and the female was back at 12:15. She then went on a number of hunting sorties, mainly to the north and was last seen at 12:55, a few minutes before we left for the day. There was no sign of XRF in the area during our time in St Martins Square.
12 Feb – after not seeing juvenile XRF on camera since the 6th, it lands on the ledge at 6:30 but leaves soon after. There was no activity thereafter.
13 Feb – the male flies into the box at 7:00 quickly followed by the female and then XRF who sits on the ledge calling. The male knocks the juvenile from the ledge as he exits the box, but XRF soon recovers. It goes into the box and forces the female onto the platform. The juvenile soon flies out quickly followed by the female. She returns at 8:35 and goes into the box briefly then flies out. The male lands with a full crop at 13:30 but quickly leaves.
14 Feb – the female lands at 9:35 and goes into the box but quickly flies out. The male flies in at 11:50 and is soon followed by the female. They go into the box, but both leave soon after. The male is back briefly at 16:20.
15 Feb – XRF lands briefly at 7:05. The adults fly into the box together at 9:15. The male quickly leaves, and the female moves to the ledge until flying off at 9:30. The male flies in at 15:50 with part-eaten Feral Pigeon and is quickly followed by the female who takes the meal from him. She feeds in the box whilst he sits on the ledge. She has finished eating at 16:10 and tidies the scrape before resting in the box. He flies off at 17:05 and she follows.
16 Feb – the pair fly in at 7:00 but the female immediately leaves. The male sits on the ledge until 7:20 and is back at 12:20 for ten minutes. The pair fly into the box two hours later. The male moves to the ledge after a few minutes, then flies off and the female follows. He is back on the ledge at 17:40 but leaves after ten minutes.
17 Feb – the male lands at 6:45 for ten minutes and again briefly at 10:20. He is back at 17:05 and sits with a full crop for 15 minutes.
18 Feb – the male lands at 16:35 and is soon joined by XRF. The juvenile sidles up to the adult and forces him from the ledge, then flies off at 6:45. The female arrives at 7:05 for five minutes. The adults fly in together at 9:45 and go into the box. The male leaves after a few minutes and the female tends to the scrape before flying out at 10:00. The male is back briefly at 14:35.
19 Feb – the female flies in a 1:30 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey item which it stashes by a column, then falls asleep on the ledge. The male arrives at 6:45 and the female goes into the box. He snatches the meal and flies off. The female follows a few minutes later. XRF lands at 6:55 for ten minutes. The male returns at 7:15 for five minutes and again briefly at 11:05. The adults fly into the box at 13:35 but the male soon leaves and the female 15 minutes later. They are back at 16:05 but the female quickly leaves, and the male soon follows. XRF lands at 17:20 and goes into the box then sits on the ledge before leaving at 17:30.
20 Feb – the male lands on the ledge at 5:45. He goes into the box when XRF arrives at 6:50, then flies out. He returns a few moments later with the female and the pair go into the box bonding whilst the juvenile sits on the ledge calling. The male flies out at 6:55 and the juvenile leaves at 7:15. The female follows a few minutes later. The female returns at 10:20 but quickly leaves. The male lands a few moments later but also quickly leaves. The pair is back bonding in the box at 13:55, the male soon leaves but the female remains until 15:50, preening and tending to the scrape. The male is back on the ledge at 16:40. The male takes a short flight at 21:00 and after less than 90 seconds returns with freshly caught Redwing prey. He then flies off with it and returns to the ledge 20 minutes later. He is joined by XRF at 22:25. The juvenile forces the male from the ledge a few minutes later and it leaves at 22:55.
21 Feb – XRF lands briefly at 00:45. The male flies in at 4:45 and sits on the ledge until XRF lands at 7:00. He goes into the box before quickly flying out and the juvenile flies off ten minutes later. The male lands briefly at 9:20. The juvenile returns carrying a Feral Pigeon meal at 10:15 and goes into the box. The pair fly in together a few minutes later, but neither stay long as XRF is feeding in the box. The juvenile flies out at 10:55. The male is back for a few minutes at 11:35. The pair return at 12:55 but the male quickly flies out then returns to sit on the ledge. He leaves at 13:05 but is back 15 minutes later. The female remains until 15:30. XRF flies in at 15:45 and sits on the ledge with a full crop until 17:40. The male is back at 17:45 followed by the juvenile carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey. It feeds on its meal and forces the male from the ledge at 18:10. XRF leaves five minutes later but is back briefly at 23:20.
22 Feb – the male arrives at 1:55 and falls asleep on the ledge. He wakens at 6:10 and feeds on the stashed pigeon. He flies off with the remains at 6:35 and returns a few minutes later. The female lands briefly at 7:45 and he flies off five minutes later. The female is back for a few minutes at 8:30. The male returns at 10:20 and the female flies into the box five minutes later. He soon leaves and she follows. The pair are back at 12:55 and go into the box but both quickly leave. The male checks out the box at 16:55 then moves to the ledge for ten minutes. He is back at 20:45 watching the skies until flying off at 23:05.
23 Feb – the male arrives at 3:35. The female flies in at 6:45 and is quickly followed by XRF who forces the male from the ledge. The female pushed the juvenile away and leaves a few minutes later. The male lands briefly at 8:50. The adults are back at 10:25 and go into the box. The male then moves to the ledge and flies out, and the female follows after a few minutes. They return to the box at 11:35 but the he soon leaves. She walks to the ledge at 11:45 and flies off at 12:00. They are back at 13:20 but the male quickly leaves; the female remains in the box until 14:10. The male returns five minutes later and is joined by the female for ten minutes. She leaves at 16:40 but immediately returns with the male. He flies off after ten minutes and she quickly follows. XRF lands with a full crop at 16:55. It goes into the box when the male lands after 15 minutes. The juvenile then forces the male from the ledge and flies off at 17:30.
24 Feb – the male flies in at 00:45 and falls asleep until 6:45 when he leaves. He returns at 7:10 for ten minutes and briefly at 8:00 when he was expecting the female. He lands again at 11:05 for five minutes and at 11:55 for 15 minutes. He is back at 16:30 until 17:40, then returns with the female a few moments later. He goes into the box with the female, then moves to the ledge and flies off. She leaves at 18:05 after tending to the scrape. The male returns at 22:55 with a full crop and remains until midnight.
25 Feb – the male remains on the ledge until 6:35 when he goes into the box on the arrival of XRF. The juvenile follows him and forces him from the platform, then flies off a few minutes later. The male returns at 7:40 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey and is pursued by both the female and XRF. The female takes it from him and he flies off. She takes her meal into the box and feeds whilst the juvenile sits on the ledge watching. XRF flies off after five minutes and the female leaves with the remains of her meal at 7:55. The male is back briefly at 10:55. He returns at 15:00 and visits the scrape before moving to the ledge and flying off after ten minutes. He is back with the female a few minutes later and they go into the box. He quickly leaves and she tends the scrape then flies out at 15:30. The male is back at 17:15 for five minutes. The pair return at 18:00 and the female goes into the box, then leaves ten minutes later. He takes his chance to tend the scrape before returning to the ledge then fly off at 20:00.
26 Feb – the male arrives at 1:40 and falls asleep. He flies off at 6:40 and returns a few minutes later followed by XRF who goes into the box. The male soon flies off and the juvenile follows. The male is back quickly with the female and she goes into the box. He flies off at 6:50 and she moves to the ledge and leaves ten minutes later. The pair are back at 8:05 and go into the box. The male leaves after ten minutes whilst the female tends the scrape and remains until 8:25. The male is back at 17:00, checks the scrape then moves to the ledge and leaves ten minutes later.
27 Feb – the male arrives at 4:20 and falls asleep. He is joined by XRF at 6:25 and then quickly leaves; the juvenile flies off ten minutes later. The male is back briefly at 10:45, 13:25 and 13:55. The adult pair fly in at 15:55 and go into the box. The male leaves a few minutes later whilst the female tends to the scrape. The male is back in the box with the female at 17:35 but he does not stay long. The female follows and the male immediately returns to the ledge. XRF then flies in with a full crop and goes into the box, then forces the male to fly off. At 17:40, the female almost lands on the juvenile and forces it from the ledge; she then leaves.
28 Feb – the male arrives at 4:25 and falls asleep. He wakens at 6:55 and checks the box before flying off at 7:10. He is back at 7:50 and leaves at 9:00. He returns with the female ten minutes later and they go into the box. He flies off after a few minutes and she leaves at 9:30 after tending to the scrape and preening. The male is back two hours later for ten minutes and briefly at 13:25. At 21:55, he flies in carrying fresh Starling prey but soon leaves with it.