JULY 2026
1 Jul – XRF flies off at 1:55. The female arrives five minutes later carrying fresh Teal prey and stashes it by a column. It was still alive and manages to escape ten minutes later. The female chases after it but returns without it. She sits on the ledge until flying off at 4:55. She returns briefly at 5:30. XRF flies in at 6:35, checks the scrapes then leaves. The female is back briefly again at 7:45. XRF arrives at 11:20 with part-eaten Feral Pigeon but quickly leaves with it. He is back with a full crop at 13:25 but again quickly leaves. The pair fly into the box at 14:10 for a short bonding session. The male soon moves to the ledge and the female remains in the box tending the scrapes until flying out at 14:40. XRF remains on the ledge preening and dozing until flying off at 18:20.
2 Jul – XRF flies in at 4:10. He visits the box to tend the scrapes for a few minutes at 5:25, then flies off at 5:40. The female flies into the box at 5:55 calling loudly but leaves after five minutes. She is back briefly ten minutes later. XRF returns at 8:15 with a full crop and remains on the ledge until 14:00. He is back 40 minutes later and tends the scrapes in the box then moves to the ledge and flies off at 16:00. He returns at 21:10 and sits on the ledge until midnight.
3 Jul – XRF remains sleeping on the ledge until flying off at 4:25. The female arrives and goes into the box a few minutes later followed by XRF. He quickly leaves and she moves to the ledge and flies off ten minutes later. He returns to the ledge at 12:55 and goes into the box when the female arrives at 15:05, but he quickly leaves. The female follows a few minutes later after tending to a scrape. XRF is back at 18:15 until 20:00. He flies in again at 22:05 and falls asleep on the ledge remaining until midnight.
4 Jul – XRF remains sleeping on the ledge until 4:35 when he goes into the box on the arrival of the female. He flies out quickly when she goes into the box, and she then moves to the ledge and flies off at 5:10. She is back at 6:20 for ten minutes. XRF lands at 9:15 with a full crop. He remains on the ledge until visiting the box for five minutes at 17:25, then leaves 20 minutes later. He is back for five minutes at 20:50 and briefly a few minutes later. He returns with the female at 21:05 and they go into the box. He flies out almost immediately, and she quickly follows. He is back a few minutes later remaining until 22:15.
5 Jul – the female arrives at 2:20 and goes into the box when XRF lands ten minutes later. She forces the male from the ledge a few minutes later and she falls asleep on the ledge, then leaves at 4:10. XRF is back at 13:45 and calls to the sky above him and quickly flies off. He lands briefly ten minutes later. He returns at 14:15 and sits on the ledge until 15:40. He is back at 21:05 and remains until midnight.
6 Jul – XRF remains on the ledge until 4 :30. He flies into the box as the female lands at 6:00. He soon leaves and she quickly follows. He returns with a plucked Feral Pigeon meal at 8:35 but soon leaves. He is back with a full crop 15 minutes later, then goes into the box at 9:05 and moves to the platform at 10:00. He flies off at 12:15 and the female briefly lands. XRF returns at 15:00 for two hours.
7 Jul – XRF flies in at 3:15 and falls asleep on the ledge, then flies off at 4:30. The female lands briefly at 4:50. She is back at 7:20 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey and is quickly followed by the male. She takes her meal into the box but quickly flies out and the male follows. He is back with a full crop at 9:05. He goes into the box two hours later but is back on the ledge after ten minutes. He sits in the shade of the box at 11:40 for 20 minutes. He remains on the ledge until flying off at 17:40. He is back at 18:20 and goes into the box at 20:25 on the return of the female. He flies off after five minutes and she leaves at 20:40.
8 Jul – XRF flies in at 5:20, check the scrapes in the box and leaves after ten minutes. He returns at 13:30, checks the box then moves to the ledge. He flies out three hours later. The female arrives at 18:20 carrying very fresh Feral Pigeon prey. She takes it into the box to feed on. XRF lands at 19:20 and calls incessantly to the female for the next 30 minutes, then settles on the ledge. He tries to steal some food at 20:15 but she forces him away. He tries again five minutes later but she mantles her meal, and he flies off. She leaves soon after with the remnants.