MARCH 2026
1 Mar – the male flies in at 00:25 and sits on the ledge. He goes into the box briefly at 7:40, possibly waiting for the arrival of the female. He flies off at 6:40 but is back ten minutes later then flies off at 6:55. He is back at 7:15 and sits on the ledge until 7:40. The female arrives very briefly a few minutes later. The male lands carrying fresh Little Grebe prey at 8:05. The female arrives to take it from him; they both fly off. The male is back on the ledge at 8:40 and goes into the box five minutes later, then quickly returns to the ledge and flying off at 8:55. The female lands at 9:10 with a full crop and goes into the box to tend the scrapes. She is back on the ledge at 9:45 until moving back to the box at 11:15 and fly out five minutes later. The male returns briefly at 11:25 and the female is back for a few minutes at 12:55. The male is back at 13:10 carrying fresh plucked Starling prey. The female swoops in to take it and flies off and the male follows. She quickly returns and has obviously stashed her meal and goes into the box. She moves to the ledge at 13:30 where she remains until flying off at 14:50. She is back in the box two hours later and is followed by the male carrying the remains of Stock Dove prey. She returns at 17:05 and sits on the ledge until flying off at 18:10. She is back at 18:20, checks the box then sits on the ledge remaining until midnight.
2 Mar – the female remains on the ledge from the previous evening until 5:25 when she goes into the box on the arrival of the male. She is back on the ledge 15 minutes later and the male leaves at 5:50. She returns to the box when the male is back at 6:15. He flies off after five minutes and she moves back to the ledge and leaves at 6:35. The male flies in at 6:50, checks the box, then flies off at 7:15. He is back for 20 minutes at 7:40. The female returns at 8:15 for ten minutes, and the male lands briefly at 9:00 and again at 12:10. The pair are back at 14:00, the male goes into the box but quickly leaves. The female sits on the ledge with a full crop until 15:25 when the male lands and she goes into the box. He quickly flies out calling, and she follows. She lands briefly at 15:40. The pair are back at 17:10 and go into the box. He quickly leaves but she remains in the box tending the scrapes until 17:25 and flies off at 18:15.
3 Mar – the male lands briefly at 2:50. The female arrives 20 minutes later and goes into the box at 4:00 on the arrival of the male, moving back to the ledge after 15 minutes. The pair remain on the ledge together until 6:00 when the male leaves. She follows 25 minutes later. The male returns at 6:35 and checks the box, then sits on the ledge for five minutes before leaving. The female lands briefly at 9:20 calling loudly into the sky. The male lands at 9:30 for ten minutes. He is back at 10:55, checks the box then moves to the ledge and flies out. The female is back at 11:30 and goes into the box, then moves to the ledge where she remains until 12:20. She is back at 16:55 and goes into the box, then moves to the ledge at 17:05. The male arrives ten minutes later and she goes into the box, but the male immediately flies off. She moves to the ledge at 17:40 and flies off 15 minutes later.
4 Mar – the female arrives at 5:55 and goes into the box when the male lands 15 minutes later. He quickly leaves and she follows at 6:25. The male returns a few moments later and flies off at 6:45. He is back at 8:15 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey. The female swoops in and grabs it; they both leave. She is back at 10:10 with a full crop and goes into the box to check the scrapes. She returns to the ledge at 11:00 and flies off at 12:40. The male lands for five minutes at 12:45. He is back in the box tending the scrapes for ten minutes at 15:00 and leaves after a further five minutes. He lands briefly at 16:05. The female returns at 16:35 and goes into the box. She moves to the platform at 17:15 and quickly flies off.
5 May – the female flies in at 5:25 and goes into the box when the male arrives at 5:45. She flies out at 6:00 and the male 20 minutes later. He is back at 6:45, checks the scrapes in the box, then sits on the ledge until 7:00. The male arrives with part-eaten Feral Pigeon at 9:55. The female arrives to take it from him but leaves without it. He flies off with the meal. He lands briefly at 10:35, 11:55, 12:45 and 14:05. The pair return at 15:45. The male goes into the box, and she joins him at 16:10. He flies out a few minutes later, she remains in the box tending the scrapes and preening. She flies out at 17:40 and returns at 18:05 and goes into the box. She tends the scrapes and flies out at 18:30.
6 Mar – the female lands at 3:25 and is joined by the male an hour later. She goes into the box briefly then returns to the ledge. The male flies off at 4:35 but is back at 5:25 and the female visits the box again, then moves back to the ledge. He flies off at 5:45 whilst she remains until 6:15. He takes over a few minutes later until 6:35. They fly into the box together at 8:05 but he quickly leaves, and she follows five minutes later. He returns at 10:30 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey. The female quickly flies in, takes it from him and they both leave. The pair are back at 13:40 and the male goes into the box leaving a few minutes later whilst the female sits on the ledge. She goes into the box at 13:55 until moving to the ledge at 15:40. She flies off ten minutes later and is replaced by the male who goes into the box. He moves back to the ledge at 16:10 and leaves five minutes later. The pair flies in at 17:20 with the male carrying fresh Redwing prey which the female tries to take from him. He refuses and they fly off. The female returns at 17:45 and sits on the ledge with a full crop. She goes into the box at 17:55 and flying out 20 minutes later.
7 Mar – the male lands briefly at 5:55. The female arrives at 6:20 and flies out at 6:35 to be replaced by the male but he soon leaves. He is back at 8:10 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey. The female lands and takes it from him; they both quickly leave. He is back at 8:50 for 30 minutes. The pair return at 11:30 and the male goes into the box flying out after five minutes whilst the female sits on the ledge with a full crop until 13:10. The pair are back at 16:00 with the male carrying scraps from a previous meal. The female goes into the box but the male flies off with the ‘meal’. She moves to the ledge after ten minutes tending the scrapes. She flies out at speed at 16:35 calling. The male is back at 17:05 and goes into the box, then moves to the ledge after ten minutes and flies off at 18:20.
8 Mar – the female lands at 5:10 and sits on the ledge until 6:25. The male arrives five minutes later, checks the scrape then sits on the ledge until 6:55. He is back at 8:45 for 15 minutes. The female lands briefly at 9:50 and the male flies into the box ten minutes later. He leaves at 10:10. She returns at 11:25 and checks the box at 11:40, quickly moving back to the ledge, then flying off at 11:55. The pair fly into the box together at 14:55 but the male soon leaves. She moves to the ledge after five minutes and flies off at 15:25. She is back at 17:00 and checks the box. The male quickly arrives with more scraps of pigeon and they both fly off. She returns to the box at 18:10 for 30 minutes.
9 Mar – the female flies in at 4:05. She goes into the box two hours later on the arrival of the male, then returns to the ledge; the male leaves. She leaves at 6:25 and returns after ten minutes. She flies off at 7:20 and immediately returns with the male. He goes into the box. She quickly flies off and he follows. She is back briefly at 8:15 and at 9:30 for 15 minutes. She is back on the ledge at 15:10 until 15:45. The male flies into the box at 16:20 for five minutes. The female is back 15 minutes later. The male arrives with scraps at 16:45, she takes them and leaves. The male remains on the ledge until midnight.
10 Mar – Watch Day – the male remains on the ledge from the previous evening until 2:25. The female lands at 3:25 and flies off at 3:10 but returns with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 4:25. She stashes it by a column then sits on the ledge. The male lands at 5:30 and the female goes into the box. He takes the meal and flies out with it as she moves back to the ledge, then flies out at 6:05. The male arrives at 6:20 and sits on the ledge with a full crop. He goes into the box when the female returns at 6:45. She joins him in the box, and he leaves after a few minutes bonding. The female remains until 7:05 when she moves back to the ledge for ten minutes, then flies off. She is back briefly at 8:00 and the male replaces her. He goes into the box for a few minutes and flies off at 8:15. The male lands briefly at 9:35. During the Watch Day, the pair spent most of the time on the spire. Mating was noted at 8:30 and 10:30. The male was seen chasing off both Red Kite and Buzzard. The female attempted to catch prey but resorted to retrieving one from a stash, most probably the remains of the pigeon meal the male stole. The female is back on the ledge at 13:15 and goes into the box for five minutes at 13:40, then flies off. The male flies in at 15:30 carrying scraps of a previous Feral Pigeon meal. The female swoops in to take it from him, then flies off. The male remains on the ledge until going into the box when the female returns at 14:50 and the pair call to each other. The male flies out at 15:05 and the female sits on the ledge with a full crop. She goes into the box at 16:20 to tend the scrapes for ten minutes. She flies off five minutes later and is replaced by the male. He leaves at 17:50 and returns to the ledge at 18:40. He checks the box at 19:50 and remains until midnight.
10 March – Breaking News: sightings of a colour-ringed Peregrine at St Peter’s Church in Oadby and All Saints Church in Wigston have been confirmed as one of the Cathedral’s brood from 2024 – the problematic intruding XRF. Having been seen on a number of occasions since fledging, it is hoped that he will attract a mate and settle down.
11 Mar – the male remains on the ledge and is joined by the female at 00:35. She displaces him, and he goes into the box and flies out after five minutes. He returns at 5:40 and she goes into the box. They swap places at 6:00. She then flies out and he follows a few minutes later. The male is back at 6:30 with Blackbird prey looking for the female, he flies out a few moments later. He is back at 7:20 with part-eaten Feral Pigeon prey. The female lands to take it from him and they both leave. He flies into the box at 8:05, calls and leaves after a few minutes. the female lands at 8:15 and goes into the box where she tends the scrapes and remains until 9:10 when she moves to the ledge and flies off at 9:40. The male is back briefly at 11:00 and the female for ten minutes at 11:25. The male returns at 15:15, goes into the box then sits on the ledge. He is replaced by the female at 15:35 and she goes into the box to tend the scrapes. The male lands with another Feral Pigeon meal and she takes it from him and flies off with it. She returns at 18:20 and goes into the box until 22:35 when she flies out.
12 Mar – the female arrives at 2:35 and goes into the box on the arrival of the male at 4:05 and sits in the scrape. She moves back to the ledge at 5:20 and the male flies off ten minutes later and the female at 6:00. She is back at 6:00 for 35 minutes. The male flies in at 7:00 and is forced into the box by the arrival of the female ten minutes later. He quickly flies out and she soon follows. The female is back at 7:50 and goes into the box for ten minutes at 8:20. She flies off at 8:50 and is immediately replaced by the male who tends the scrape in the box, then moves to the ledge at 9:00. The female flies into the box a few moments later and tends the scrape, and the male flies off after ten minutes. The female flies out at 9:45 and the male returns at 10:10 for ten minutes. They are back at 13:05 and go into the box. The male soon leaves, and the female sits on the platform looking out. She returns to the box at 13:20. The male flies into the box at 16:05 and she leaves. He moves to the ledge at 16:20 for ten minutes. The female is back at 16:45 and goes into the box at 17:05. The male arrives with Blackbird prey at 18:00 and the female tries to take it, but he flies off with it. The female remains on the platform looking out and returns to the box at 18:20. She moves to the platform at 21:35 and onto the ledge at 22:40 where she remains until midnight.
13 Mar – the female remains on the ledge from the previous evening until 3:30 when she moves into the box. She returns to the ledge at 4:10 and goes back into the box at 5:40 when the male arrives. She flies out at 5:55 and the male five minutes later. He is back at 7:10 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey for the female but quickly leaves as she is not in residence. The female flies in at 9:35 and goes into the box until leaving at 10:40. The male lands at 11:00 checks the box again, then flies out. He is back at 12:40 with fresh Feral Pigeon meal but once again the female is not around, and he leaves. She lands with a full crop at 14:20 and goes into the box ten minutes later. The male arrives on the ledge at 15:40 and leaves after ten minutes but the female remains in the box sleeping and tending the scrapes. He is back at 18:30 and the female flies out and he goes into the box, then moves to the ledge. He falls asleep until midnight.
14 Mar – the male remains sleeping until 2:05 when he flies out, returning 15 minutes later carrying fresh Redwing prey. He leaves with it five minutes later no doubt looking for the female. He returns to the ledge at 4:35 and falls asleep. He takes a short flight at 5:55, then leaves at 6:05 returning briefly at 6:20. The female arrives at 6:35 and goes into the box. She flies out an hour later and is replaced by the male, but he soon leaves. He is back briefly at 10:55 and again at 11:10. He is back in the box at 14:20 for five minutes. The female lands at 14:35 and goes into the box for 20 minutes. The male is back at 15:15 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey and the female swoops in to take it from him. She flies off whilst he leaves five minutes later. She is back at 17:35 and goes into the box. The male lands on the ledge at 18:55. She flies out at 22:10 whilst he sleeps on the ledge until midnight.