MAY 2024
1 May – the female sits tight incubating until 4:15 when she flies out as the male lands. He takes over until she returns 20 minutes later. At 5:45, she flies out then returns to the chicks after a few minutes. She flies out at 6:40 but is back quickly, no doubt looking for the first meal of the day. She checks from the platform at 6:55, 7:10 and 7:35. The city is covered in a mist – not ideal hunting conditions. She flies out at 7:55, returning quickly again. She checks at 8:15 and flies off at 8:35 and 8:45 but returns empty handed. Finally, at 8:55, the male brings in fresh Feral Pigeon prey and they get their meal. She flies out to stash the remains. She looks for the male at 10:15, then returns to the chicks but he arrives quickly with the pigeon, and she feeds the chicks. She stashes the remains by a column. She flies out at 11:40 and returns at 12:00 with another Feral Pigeon and tries to feed the chicks but they are well fed, so she leaves with the meal. At 13:55, she takes the stashed pigeon from the box and feeds the chicks, flying out with the remains at 14:10 but is soon back in the scrape. The male brings the remains back at 14:50 and there is another feed. The female flies off with the leftovers and returns to the chicks. She flies out briefly at 17:10 and at 17:30 returns with Feral Pigeon prey for the chicks. The male lands at 17:40 for five minutes. She flies out to stash the remains at 17:50. The male lands at 18:40 and the female looks to fly out. He goes into the box, but the female does not leave and the male retreats to the ledge before flying out. She looks out from the platform at 20:00 and flies off five minutes later. She returns with remnants from a previous meal, feeds the chicks then covers them for the rest of the evening.
2 May – the female keeps the chicks well covered until 5:25 when the male flies in and takes over. She is back 15 minutes later. She looks out at 6:30 and three times around 7:30, takes a short flight at 7:45 and flies out at 8:20. She returns with fresh Feral Pigeon prey. She leaves to stash the remains15 minutes later. The male flies in with the remains ten minutes later but quickly leaves with it. He is back a few minutes later and the female takes it from him. She flies out at 9:25 and returns five minutes later and feeds the chicks with the remains of the pigeon. The male lands with more Feral Pigeon prey at 10:30 but she ignores him, so he leaves. He returns at 12:40 but quickly leaves. The female flies out at 12:50 returning 15 minutes later and again briefly at 13:35 and 14:25. She checks the platform four more times before 15:00 when she flies out and returns with a Starling meal for the chicks. She flies out again at 15:45 and is replaced by the male. He leaves at 16:15 when the female returns with fresh Feral Pigeon prey which she stashes by a column. She feeds the chicks on the pigeon at 17:15. Two of the chicks managed to get out the scrape they have grown so much in seven days. Thirty minutes later the male arrives with a meal. She re-stashes one of the pigeons at 18:20 and there is another feed at 19:25. She flies out with the remains 15 minutes later and the male flies in with a new meal which is stashed. He sits on the ledge for five minutes when the female returns before flying off. The male is on the ledge at 20:50 then collects one of the stashed pigeon, plucks it and returns it to the column, flying off at 21:05.
3 May – the female flies out briefly at 5:10 and again at 5:35 – it should be noted that there is plenty of food stashed in the box. A few minutes later, she notices a pigeon and feeds it to the chicks. She flies out with the remains at 5:55. She takes another flight at 7:35 and returns quickly with a small meal. The male lands with more food at 8:00 and just misses hitting the female on landing who had ventured onto the platform to eagerly. She checks the platform again at 9:50. The male brings in fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 10:00 and the chicks feed for 15 minutes before the female flies out with the remains. The male takes over incubation two hours later but the female is soon back and forces him out. He is back for another attempt at 14:40 when she leaves but is soon back with a part-eaten pigeon for the chicks to feed on. The male sits on the ledge until 16:25 when he checks the box for stashed food and then flies out as there is none. The female leaves at 17:25 and quickly returns with food. The male brings in another meal an hour later. He tries to feed the chicks when she leaves to stash the remains, but she is back too quickly for him.
4 May – the female checks the platform at 0:55. The male arrives at 4:45 and takes over as the female flies out. She is back at 5:25 to resume. She looks out from the platform at 6:25 and 6:30. At 6:45, she flies out and returns ten minutes later. She checks from the platform at 7:25 and flies out ten minutes later but quickly returns. She leaves again at 8:05 and returns after ten minutes with plucked pigeon prey. She flies out to stash the remains and is back at 8:30. She looks out from the platform again at 9:30 and 10:15. The male flies in a few minutes later with Robin prey. He sits on the ledge for ten minutes, then flies off. It was obviously not enough of a meal for the three growing chicks as the female is still looking for the male from the platform. She looks for anything stashed in the box then walks to the platform again at 10:55. She flies out at 11:25 for 15 minutes. She flies out at 12:00 and is back after 15 minutes but without food. She is off again at 12:45 returning 30 minutes later with a meal. She flies off at 13:25 and returns with a part-eaten Feral Pigeon – no doubt caught by the male and eaten before offering it to the female. she flies out at 14:40 and 15:50 but is back quickly on both occasions, then walks around the platform at 16:10. There was another quick flight at 17:05 and ten minutes later leaves but is back without any food. She flies out at 17:30 and the male flies in with fresh plucked Feral Pigeon prey. She lands and takes it feeds the chicks. She takes the remains and stashes them after 15 minutes. At 18:30, she takes another short flight and again at 19:40, returning with a part-eaten pigeon for the chicks.
5 May – the female flies out at 1:10 but quickly returns. She does the same again at 2:25 – a bit of night-time hunting? She covers the chicks until leaving at 5:00, returning 20 minutes later. She is off at 5:45 returning at 6:05 without food and looks out from the platform at 6:15 then flies off at 6:30. The male arrives at 7:05 and is quickly followed by the female. He goes into the box, she sits on the ledge calling to him. He leaves after a few minutes and the female goes to the chicks. She looks out over the city a few minutes later and then flies out at 7:25. She is back at 7:40 with Feral Pigeon prey. The chicks feed until 8:05 when the female stashes the remains in the box. The male lands on the ledge at 9:00 for 15 minutes. She feeds the chicks the scraps from 11:20 until 11:45. The male lands at 12:55, checks for stashed food, then flies out. The female flies off 15 minutes later but returns quickly and again at 13:25, and 13:30 when she returns with pre-plucked prey. The male lands with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 14:10. The chicks are already well fed, so she flies out to stash the meal. He sits on the ledge, then follows. She returns with the meal at 14:35 and initially stashes it in the box but then leaves with it again. She is back with the chicks five minutes later. She flies out at 14:35 and does not return until 16:30 – the male lands briefly at 15:55. She leaves again at 16:40 and returns with the stashed pigeon from earlier, feeds the chicks and leaves with the remains at 17:10. She does not return to the chicks until 17:45. At 18:50, she flies out and is soon back with the pigeon remains. After feeding, she stashes the remnants in the box and settles down for the night. The male lands on the ledge at 19:40 and remains on the ledge until midnight at least. The female flies out at 23:10.
6 May – the male remains on the ledge and the female flies in to the chicks at 1:00. They are too large to fully incubate now, so she shelters them from the wind. The male leaves at 4:55. At 5:15 the female feeds the chicks on a small meal stashed by a column. At 5:50 she looks for the male from the platform for five minutes. At 6:15, she flies out. The male lands at 6:30 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey which he stashes by a column, then leaves. The female is back ten minutes later and feeds the stashed pigeon to the chicks. It is a quick feed as she flies out with it after just five minutes, then returns at 7:00. The male flies into the box at 8:50 checks the female then flies out. She watches him from the platform and returns to the chicks. At 9:45 she looks out from the platform for 15 minutes, then flies out at 10:15. She is back at 10:30 but without food. She is off again at 10:40 and returns at 11:15 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey. She leaves with the remains 15 minutes later, then returns to the chicks. At 13:25, she flies out for 20 minutes later. She looks out from the platform at 14:00 and flies out ten minutes later. She bounces off the platform at 14:20 chasing a pigeon and lands briefly a few minutes later but without her quarry. She is back at 15:30 but leaves quickly returning at 17:20 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey and feeds the chicks for 25 minutes. She flies out at 17:35 and returns 20 minutes later. She is off again at 18:15 returning at 19:05 with yet another Feral Pigeon meal. They feed for 30 minutes, and she flies out with what little is left. She returns to shelter the chicks for the rest of the evening.
7 May – the female shelters the chicks until 4:10 when she sits on the ledge for a few minutes. The male lands on the ledge at 4:30 and takes over from the female 15 minutes later. She sits on the ledge calling at him and he flies out at 4:50 as she returns to the chicks. She flies out at 5:20 and the male flies in a few minutes later with Great Tit prey and feeds the chicks. The female returns soon after and displaces the male and he flies off. It obviously was not a good enough meal as she keeps walks to the platform looking for him. She flies out at 5:55 and is back preyless at 6:10. She moves to the ledge a few minutes later, looking out. After checking on the chicks, she returns to the ledge, flying off at 6:45. The male returns carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 7:15. He plucks the meal but then, rather than feed the chicks, flies out with it. The female returns with it at 7:50 and feeds the chicks. They have finished eating at 8:15 and she stashes it off site and is soon back. She flies out at 11:30 returning at 11:55. She flies out at 12:25 and the male lands 15 minutes later. He goes into the box and shelters the chicks. The female flies in with another pigeon meal at 12:50 and he leaves. They finish feeding at 13:10 and she leaves to stash the remains, returning quickly. She flies out at 15:55 and returns at 17:05 with a small parcel of food. She is off again at 17:20 and is back with more pigeon prey 20 minutes later. She leaves with the remnants at 18:05 and is back at 18:30. She is off again ten minutes later and is back with the male at 20:00. He sits on the ledge, then joins the female in the box with the chicks. He flies out at 20:10. She leaves briefly at 21:25 then settles down for the evening.
8 May – the female shelters the chicks, then looks out from the ledge for ten minutes at 2:25. She is back on the ledge at 4:45 for another ten minutes. The male arrives for a changeover at 5:00. After checking the chicks, he sits on the ledge but flies off 20 minutes later and is replaced by the female. She leaves at 5:35 and the male returns at 5:55 for five minutes. He is back a few minutes later with fresh Feral Pigeon prey and feeds the chicks. The female takes over at 6:20 and the male moves to the ledge. She flies out with the remains at 6:35 and the male leaves a few minutes later. The pair quickly return, the female carrying the pigeon remains which she feeds to the chicks again until 6:55 when she flies out. She is back to cover the chicks at 7:05 and the male flies off at 7:15. The female leaves at 10:00 and the chicks huddle together. She returns at 13:05, checks the chicks, then flies out but is soon back. She is off again ten minutes later; no doubt looking for food and returns with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 15:35. The male arrives ten minutes later with another Feral Pigeon which the female taken from him; he flies off. She has finished feeding the chicks at 16:10 and leaves with the remains although there is another pigeon still in the box. She is back to remove it 15 minutes later. However, the male flies at 16:35 with one of the pigeons and starts to feed the chicks but flies out after ten minutes. The female is back at 17:00 and feeds on scraps around the box, then shelters the chicks until flying off at 17:40. The male flies in at 19:25 with a part-eaten meal quickly followed by the female who takes it from him and feeds the chicks; he sits on the ledge. She flies out after ten minutes but is back at 19:55 with another pigeon. She leaves with the remains at 20:15 and is back with the chicks 30 minutes later. She remains in the box until midnight and the male sits on the ledge until 21:50.
9 May – the female moves to the ledge at 2:10 and flies off 15 minutes later. She is back after ten minutes and watches the skies, then flies off again at 2:50 – no doubt in hunting mode. She is back on the ledge after five minutes. She goes to the chicks at 4:25 when the male arrives. He leaves at 4:55 and she watched from the platform a few minutes later, then flies out at 5:20. She is back after a few minutes with a part-eaten Feral Pigeon which she feeds to the chicks. They have finished after 15 minutes, and she leaves at 5:45. The male flies in with Feral Pigeon prey followed by the female. She takes the meal from him. He flies off and she feeds the chicks. She leaves ten minutes later with the remains and is back with the chicks at 7:00. She looks out from the platform at 8:20, then returns to the chicks until 9:00 when she flies off. The male lands a few minutes later and sits on the ledge. He checks on the chicks at 9:25, then sits on the ledge until 10:00 when he flies off. The female is back at 10:20 and goes into the box, checks for food, then flies off. She returns at 11:45 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey and feeds the chicks. They have finished at 12:20 and the female leaves with the remains. She is back with the chicks at 14:40 until flying out at 15:45, returning at 17:20 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey. They feed for 20 minutes, then she leaves with the remains. She is back at 18:15 and feeds the chicks some scraps from the box, then shelters them. The male lands at 18:50 with the remains of the previous pigeon. She feeds the chicks whilst he remains on the ledge. she flies out at 19:15 and he remains on the ledge. The female returns to the chicks at 21:10. At 23:45, she approaches the male on the ledge and he flies off and she goes back to the chicks.
10 May – the female looks out from the platform briefly at 4:10. The male arrives at 5:00 and the female leaves, but he soon follows. She is back 6:25 and checks the chick, moves to the platform, then flies out a few minutes later. She returns at 7:50, checks the chicks then leaves again at 8:00. The male flies in at 8:50 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey followed quickly by the female. She snatches the meal to feed the chicks, and he flies off. They have finished feeding at 9:30 and she shelters them. She flies out at 11:05 but does not return for three hours. She checks the chicks then flies out at 14:15. She returns at 14:50 with the male that is carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey. She takes it from him to feed the chicks and he flies off. They finish feeding and she shelters them until 17:25 when she flies out. The male arrives at 18:35, checks the chicks then moves to the ledge before leaving at 18:50. The female returns at 19:30 and feeds the chicks on scraps from the box, then flies off at 19:45. She is back for the evening at 21:05.
11 May – the female looks out from the platform at 00:30 before flying off at 1:00. She is back on the ledge five minutes later, still looking out over the city, then returns to the chicks at 2:25. The male arrives at 4:30 and she leaves whilst he sits on the ledge until 4:50. She is back briefly at 6:10 to check on the chicks, and again at 6:40 for ten minutes. The male lands at 7:40 and he also checks the chicks, then leaves. The female returns at 8:05 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey which she feeds to the chicks. They have finished after 30 minutes and she leaves with the remains. The male lands a few minutes later and sits on the ledge briefly. The female is back in the box with the chicks at 8:50 until 10:20 when she flies out. She is back briefly at 12:10 and again at 12:15. She returns ten minutes later with the remains of this morning’s pigeon meal. They have finished the meal an hour later and she shelters the chicks. She flies out at 14:05 and returns briefly at 16:15. The male checks on the chicks at 20:35 and is quickly followed by the female. He flies out and she feeds them scraps. She looks out from the platform at 21:00, then returns to the chicks. She flies out at 23:10 and does not return before midnight.
12 May – the female flies in at 00:15 carrying fresh Moorhen prey which she stashes by a column, then shelters the chicks. The male arrives at 4:25 and wakens the female. She grabs the stashed meal to stop the male stealing it and the chicks; the male leaves. She flies off with the remains at 5:10 and returns 15 minutes later. She leaves again at 6:05. The male arrives with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 6:25, followed by the female. She takes the meal and he flies off. The chicks have finished feeding 30 minutes later and she flies out with the remains but is soon back. She leaves again at 9:15 and returns at 10:05 and looks out from the platform at 10:30. At 11:25, she flies off and quickly returns with the remnants of the previous meal and feeds the chicks. She leaves at 11:50 and is back five minutes later. The chicks are becoming much more adventurous walking around the box. The female flies out at 14:25 and returns at 17:00 with the remains of the previous Moorhen meal to feed the chicks. The male lands at 17:35 and watches from the ledge. He sneaks in and grabs some scraps when the female has her back turned and he flies out. She leaves at 18:45 and returns at 19:20 with the male carrying the remains of the previous pigeon for the chicks. She takes it from him, and he leaves. The chicks are well fed, and she flies out with the remnants after ten minutes, retuning quickly to shelter the chicks. The male arrives with the remnants at 19:45 and the female takes them from him. He sits on the ledge until midnight.
13 May – the male remains on the ledge and the female leaves the chicks to join him at 1:35. They fall asleep until she returns to the chicks at 3:30. She is back on the ledge at 4:35 and the male flies off. She leaves at 5:00 and is back an hour later carrying very fresh colour-dyed Feral Pigeon prey. She takes the meal into the box, plucks it then feeds the chicks. They have finished at 6:35 and she leaves with the remains. The chicks fall asleep. She is back to shelter them at 7:30 for an hour until the male arrives, but he leaves after ten minutes. The female is back at 8:55 but leaves quickly. She is back at 10:05 and looks out from the platform 30 minutes later then returns to the chicks. She is back on the platform at 10:50 and flies off a few minutes later but is back at 11:10. She flies off two hours later. At 13:10, the chicks are removed for ringing under license. They are returned after 25 minutes unharmed. There appears to be two female [XNF and XSF] and one male [XRF]. They huddle together and fall asleep. The male flies in with fresh Feral Pigeon at 14:55 but the female snatches it from him and feeds the chicks. She leaves with the remains at 15:10 and is back sheltering the chicks at 15:55. She is on the platform again at 17:50 and flies out 15 minutes later. The male lands at 18:20 followed by the female carrying Feral Pigeon prey. He sits on the ledge whilst she feeds the chicks. They have finished at 18:40 and she flies out. The male leaves an hour later and the female returns at 19:50.
14 May – the female moves to the ledge at 2:40 and returns to the chicks after 15 minutes. The male lands at 4:35 and the female moves to the ledge calling. He flies off and she returns to the chicks. She walks around the platform and looks out at 5:05 but quickly returns to the chicks. She looks out again at 6:25 and despite it raining heavily she flies out. She is back at 6:50 but almost immediately flies off again. The male flies in with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 7:45 followed quickly by the female who takes the meal from him to feed the chicks; he flies off. XNF is the most adventurous juvenile and explores the box after feeding. XSF soon follows whilst XRF is last to be fed. They huddle together when the female leaves with the remains at 8:10, returning 15 minutes later. She flies out again at 10:45 and returns with a small morsel of food at 11:50 and takes a short flight five minutes later and is back with pre-plucked Feral Pigeon, no doubt provided by the male. Again, XNF is the most adventurous after feeding, walking across the platform. The female flies off at 12:55. The male flies in at 14:45 and sits on the ledge for ten minutes. He is back with more Feral Pigeon prey at 16:50 and feeds the chicks as the female is not present. She arrives five minutes later and takes the meal from him; he flies out. She leaves with the remains of the meal at 17:10 and returns at 18:15. She flies out again ten minutes later and returns with another fresh Feral Pigeon meal at 19:00. She leaves with the remains 35 minutes later but the male flies in with the meal at 19:50. He tries to feed the chicks, but they are well fed, so he stashes the remains by a column and sits on the ledge until 20:05 when the female returns. She sees the stashed meal and tries to feed the chicks with the same result so flies out with it. She is back at 20:55 to shelter the chicks and settles down for the evening.
15 May – the female leaves the chicks and moves to the ledge at 2:10 but is back in the box 25 minutes later. She is on the ledge at 4:30 and flies off at 5:35. She returns with a morsel at 6:25 and is looking out over the city ten minutes later – no doubt for the male. She flies off at 6:40, lands at 7:55 but is off again a few moments later. She is back in the box at 8:10 to check the chicks, then quickly leaves. The male lands at 8:50 and checks the chicks, then sits on the ledge. The female is back with part-eaten Feral Pigeon prey at 9:10 and the male flies off; she feeds the chicks. She moves to the ledge when they have finished eating after 15 minutes but is quickly back in the box. She rushes out calling loudly at 11:10 – most likely due to an intruder. There is no activity until the male returns at 15:45 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey. He is quickly followed by the female. She takes the meal and feeds the chicks; he flies off. The chicks go wandering after feeding especially XNF who sits on the platform looking out over the city for ten minutes. the female checks the skies at 17:35, then flies out. The pair land at 20:20, the male carrying a morsel of food. The female takes it from him, and he leaves. She flies out ten minutes later and is back in the box at 21:50.
16 May – the female walks to the platform at 1:10 and looks out, then sits on the ledge at 1:25 before flying off ten minutes later. She is back at 2:15 but continues to look into the sky – no doubt looking for a passing meal. She checks on the chicks at 3:15 then returns to the ledge and falls asleep. She checks the youngsters again at 5:40, then flies out. The male arrives at 6:05 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey. The female quickly arrives and takes it from him. He leaves and she feeds the chicks. The female flies out with the remains at 6:30. She returns a few moments later but leaves quickly. She is back with the chicks at 6:50. She flies out at 12:45 and is replaced by the male. He moves to the ledge at 12:50 before flying off at 13:15. The female returns at 14:30, soaked from the rain, and goes into the box. She looks out briefly from the ledge at 14:35 and flies out a few minutes later. She is back at 15:05, checks the chicks then leaves ten minutes later. The male arrives with the remains of the previous meal and the female arrives quickly and takes it from him. He leaves and she feeds the chicks, then flies out with the remnants at 16:05. The chicks go walkabout until she returns ten minutes later. She is off again at 16:25 and returns after an hour but quickly leaves again. The male lands on the ledge at 18:20 and the female flies in with the remains of the previous meal at 19:00. He flies out and the female soon follows. She is back with new Feral Pigeon prey at 20:15 and feeds the chicks. She leaves with the remains 15 minutes later and is back at 20:55 and remains in the box until midnight.
17 May – the female flies out at 00:25 and returns at 2:20. She moves to the ledge at 4:50 and flies off at 5:20. The chicks wake and XRF walks around the box. The male lands at 6:15 and sits on the ledge for 15 minutes. The female lands briefly at 6:40 and again at 7:10. She returns a few minutes later carrying freshly plucked pigeon prey – presumably just taken from the male. She feeds the chicks and XRF sits on the platform looking out at 7:40. The female moves to the ledge at 8:45 and flies out ten minutes later. The female flies in with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 10:45 and feeds the chicks. She leaves to stash the remains at 11:00. The male lands with the stashed pigeon at 11:20 and tries to feed the chicks but they are full, so he sits on the platform with the meal a few minutes later and stashes it by a column at 11:50 and moves to the ledge. The female arrives at 11:55 and goes into the box, finds the stashed meal and feeds the chicks; he flies off. After feeding, the chicks go walkabout. The female flies out at 12:25 and is back at 14:30 and goes into the box. The male lands at 14:45 and the female greets him. He checks the box for food then flies off. She leaves at 15:00. The male flies into the box at 16:30 and is surprised to see that the chicks are huddled in the opposite corner to the scrape. He looks for food then quickly flies out. The female lands with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 17:50 and feeds the chicks. She flies out at 18:25. The male lands at 18:50 carrying scraps of a previous meals; the female is right behind him. She goes into the box, and he flies off. She looks out over the city at 19:15 then returns to the box. She checks from the platform briefly at 21:05 then returns to the box for the rest of the evening. She sits in the scrape whilst the chicks huddle in the opposite corner.
18 May – the female flies out just after midnight returning briefly 50 minutes later. She is back in the box at 1:00. She moves to the ledge at 4:45 and is back with the chicks at 5:30 but flies off a few minutes later. She lands briefly at 6:15 and returns with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 6:40, feeds the chicks for 20 minutes, then leaves with the remains. She returns to shelter the chicks at 7:30 but leaves in a hurry a few minutes later. She returns with the pigeon remains at 9:00 and leaves after feeding, 45 minutes later. The chicks go on walkabout then huddle together in the box. The male flies in at 11:20, searches the box for food then sits on the ledge before flying off at 11:40. The female returns with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 12:35. XNF and XRF go walkabout after feeding at 12:55 and the female leaves at 13:10. She is back at 13:50 for an hour, then returns at 16:25 carrying fresh ‘Canary’ prey which she feeds to the chicks, then flies out. The male flies in at 19:10 carrying Feral Pigeon meal which is snatched from him by the arriving female. She feeds the chicks whilst he sits on the ledge with a full crop. He flies off after five minutes. The female leaves at 20:25 as the chicks huddle together in the box. She is back at 21:40 and shelters the chicks.
19 May – the female moves to the ledge at 2:55 and looks out. She returns to the chicks at 3:40. She is back on the ledge at 4:40 and returns to the chicks at 5:15. She is back on the ledge again ten minutes later and flies off at 5:35. She returns with a small, fully plucked meal at 5:55. She moves to the ledge at 6:00 and the chicks follow to the platform, wing flapping – XNF again the most adventurous. She flies off a few minutes later and the chicks return to the box. She is back at 6:50 with fresh Starling prey but flies off with it. She returns with the meal a few minutes later and goes into the box leaving at 7:10 after feeding. The chicks walk around the box then huddle together. The male flies in at 8:00, checks the chicks, then returns to the ledge and flies off at 8:20. The female is back at 8:55, checks the box then leaves. The male lands at 9:10 carrying another meal and is quickly followed by the female who takes the prey from him to feed the chicks; he flies off. She moves to the ledge ten minutes later and is followed onto the platform by XSF. The chick returns to the box and the female does likewise at 9:50. She looks out at 10:05, 10:15 and again an hour later before flying out at 11:30. After the chicks being left alone for almost eight hours, the female flies in with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 19:20. As she is feeding the chicks, the male arrives with fresh Starling prey. Despite already having a meal, the female takes it from him, and he flies off. XSF is the first to go walkabout after feeding, then XRF and XNF. The female flies out with the remains of the pigeon at 20:15 but the male returns with it 20 minutes later. The female flies in to take it from him, and he leaves. She takes it into the box but the chicks are well fed and do not eat and so she flies off with it. She returns at 22:00 and shelters the chicks until at least midnight.
20 May – the female looks out at 4:10 and flies off 15 minutes later to be replaced by the male but he quickly leaves. The chicks go wandering at 5:35 and wing flapping. The female brings in Starling prey at 5:40 but it does not last long, and she quickly leaves. The chicks watch her go, walk around the box then huddle in the corner. The female returns at 7:25 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey and feeds the chicks. She leaves with the leftovers at 7:40, XSF watching her. All the chicks then huddle together again. The female returns at 8:10 and protects the youngsters. She moves to the ledge at 9:00 and flies off 20 minutes later. The male brings in the stashed pigeon at 9:55 and the female arrives to take it from him. He flies out and she feeds the chicks. XNF is the first to finish and walks around the box followed by XSF. The smallest chick XRF, is the last to finish feeding. They return to the box and the female shelters them until flying out at 11:15. She returns at 12:20 and the youngsters start to explore the box and platform briefly, then return to the female. She flies out at 12:55 returning at 14:30 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey. She moves to the ledge at 16:10 and flies off ten minutes later. She is back at 18:20 with another Feral Pigeon meal but the chicks have been well fed and she leaves with the pigeon after just five minutes but returns with the meal at 18:50. XNF is first to go walkabout after feeding at 19:05 followed by XSF. They stand on the platform looking out for five minutes then return to the corner of the box. The female flies out at 19:20, returning at 21:00.
21 May – the female moves to the ledge at 2:15, then returns to the chicks. She is back on the ledge for a few minutes at 4:15. The male lands ten minutes later. The female flies out at 4:40 and the male follows after ten minutes. The female returns at 5:15 with a Coal Tit prey which she feeds to the chicks. She flies out at 5:20 and the chicks explore the box and platform. She is back with a small scrap (a foot) and feeds it to XNF, then moves to the ledge before flying off at 5:55. She returns 6:45 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey and leaves with the remains at 7:00. The male flies in with the remains at 7:25, quickly followed by the female who snatches the meal from him and feeds the chicks; the male leaves. She flies out at 7:50 and returns at 9:30. She is off again at 11:10 to be replaced by the male. He checks the box, then leaves. The chicks walk around the platform at 13:30 and again at 14:55 when the male lands. He leaves after a few minutes and they go back to the box. He returns five minutes later with very fresh Feral Pigeon prey. He leaves it in the box and calls loudly from the ledge before flying out. The female arrives a few minutes later and feeds the chicks. After feeding, the chicks wander around the platform. The female leaves with the remains at 15:35. The male is back at 16:05 and sits on the ledge. He is joined by the female 15 minutes later; he flies off and she goes into the box to shelter the chicks. She flies out at 17:00 and the chicks wander around the platform wing flapping, then return to huddle in the box. The female is back at 17:55 with more Feral Pigeon prey. The chicks walk around the platform after feeding. She flies off at 18:20, returning at 19:45 quickly followed by the male. She goes into the box, and he flies off. She takes a short flight at 20:00, the leaves a few moments later quickly returning with a morsel of food. The chicks huddle in the corner and she shelters them for the evening.
22 May – the female sits on the ledge at 4:20 for a few minutes, then returns to the chicks. She is on the ledge after a few moments later then returns to the box. She is back on the ledge at 5:05 for ten minutes. She gets restless at 5:50 and flies out after five minutes. The chicks go walkabout at 6:15 and the female returns 15 minutes later. She looks out briefly at 7:00 and again at 7:50. At 8:05 she flies out and the chicks get active in the box until 8:45 when they huddle back down. The male flies in at 9:30 carrying fresh Feral Pigeon prey, quickly followed by the female who takes the meal from him; he flies off. The chicks walk around the platform 15 minutes later and the female follows them trying to feed them on the move! She flies off with the scraps at 10:15 and the chicks walk around the platform until 10:30 when they huddle together near a column. The female returns at 11:00, rather wet and bedraggled. She goes into the box to preen and dry out whilst the chicks remain by the column. She flies out at 12:00 and the chicks wander the platform. They return to the box after 20 minutes. The female is back at 12:45 and the male lands a few minutes later. He quickly leaves and the female follows. She is back with the scraps of the previous pigeon meal and feeds the chicks. After feeding, the chicks wander the platform. The female flies out at 13:15 but quickly returns. The chicks huddle together at 13:20. The female flies out at 14:25 and the male lands at 15:00 and briefly visits the box. He returns to the ledge then flies off at 15:45 and the chicks wander around the box and platform. The female arrives at 16:05 with part-eaten Feral Pigeon prey. The chicks wander after feeding and the female leaves at 16:30, they then huddle in the box. The male flies in with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 18:00, the female quickly follows and snatches it from him to feed the chicks; he leaves. She flies out at 18:20 returning at 18:55 but leaves after ten minutes. The male lands on the ledge at 20:25 and the female returns at 22:20 and goes into the box. The male falls asleep until midnight.
23 May – the female remains in the box until 1:30 when she moves to the ledge opposite the sleeping male. He flies off at 4:15 and she follows 20 minutes later. She returns at 5:50 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey. The chicks start to walk around the platform. The female leaves with the remains at 6:10 but the male flies in with the meal ten minutes later but the chicks are well fed, so he leaves. He has another attempt at 6:30 with the same outcome. The female lands five minutes later but soon leaves. She is back at 7:10 until 8:25 and again at 8:50 for five minutes. The female returns with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 10:20 but leaves after five minutes; the chicks move to the platform and look over the city. They are back huddling at 10:45. The female is back with Coal Tit prey at 12:25. It is soon eaten and she flies out. She is back 30 minutes later and finds some scraps to feed the chicks, but quickly leaves. She returns at 13:20 with Starling prey and feed the chicks but leaves ten minutes later. The chicks huddle together until 13:55 when she returns with Feral Pigeon prey. She flies out with the remains at 15:05 and the chicks watch from the platform, then return to the box. The female returns at 17:25 and checks the box before quickly leaving. The male is back at 19:15, checks the chicks then leaves and is replaced by the female who also leaves quickly. She is back at 21:50 and settles down for the night.
24 May – the female moves to the ledge at 4:05 and flies off 30 minutes later. The chicks wander around at 5:30. The female returns with very fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 6:35. She flies off with the remains at 7:05 and the chicks wander around the platform. The male arrives with part-eaten pigeon at 7:25 but leaves five minutes later. The female lands a few minutes later and the chicks rush to meet her on the ledge. She then goes into the box before leaving at 7:40. The male lands at 10:10 but flies off after five minutes. The female returns at 10:45, walks around the box and flies out. She is back at 12:15 with scraps of food but leaves after ten minutes. At 15:45 she returns carrying very fresh Feral Pigeon prey. She feeds the chicks who then go walkabout 15 minutes after feeding. She flies out with the pigeon remains at 16:25. The male returns a few minutes later with the meal and tries to feed the chicks but they are well fed, so he leaves. The female is back at 17:20 and feeds the chicks scraps from the box, then flies out. The chicks walk around and wing flap until settling down again at 17:55. The female is back at 19:55, checks the box then flies out. The chicks walk around the platform and are back huddled in the box at 20:15. The female flies in the box at 21:55 to be with the chicks.
25 May – the female looks out from the box at 1:05 and the male arrives 15 minutes later. She flies out and he falls asleep on the ledge. He wakens and flies off at 4:40 and the chicks look out from the platform, then return to the box and feed on scraps. XNF looks out from the platform again briefly at 5:55 whilst XSF calls from the platform ten minutes later. The female flies in at 7:15, checks for food then flies out. The chicks watch her go, then do wing flapping exercises. The male lands with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 7:50 but the female is soon behind him and snatches the meal to feed the chicks; he flies off. The youngsters run around wing flapping in between being fed. The female flies out at 8:10. They eventually settle down on the platform in the sun. The female is back at 8:45. She finds some scraps and feeds them to the chicks, then moves to the ledge at 9:00 and the chicks settle in the box. She flies out 30 minutes later. She is back with part-eaten Feral Pigeon prey at 12:20 and leaves at 12:45. The chicks do wing flapping exercises after feeding. They go walkabout again at 15:45 for 20 minutes. The male flies in with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 17:30. The female arrives and takes it from him, and he flies out. She goes into the box to feed the chicks. She leaves at 17:55. The male lands at 20:00, checks the box then flies out. The female returns at 21:50 and goes into the box with the chicks.
26 May – the female checks from the platform at 00:55, then returns to the box. She is back on the ledge at 4:25, and the chicks move around and explore. She flies out at 4:40 and they return to the box. The male flies in at 6:40 carrying part-eaten Feral Pigeon prey which is snatched by the arriving female. He flies off, and she feeds the chicks. There is nothing left at 7:20 and she flies out and the chicks huddle in the corner. The male sits on the ledge at 7:45 until 9:15. The chicks go exploring at 11:15 for 20 minutes. The male drops another Feral Pigeon meal at 12:40 and the female arrives to feed the chicks; he flies off. There is nothing left at 13:05 and she leaves. The chicks walk around until 13:30 when they huddle down on the platform. They start wing flapping exercises at 15:25 and a few minutes later, the female arrives with another Pigeon meal. She leaves with the remains at 15:50 and the chicks huddle together on the platform again. The female is back at 16:50, checks on the youngsters and flies out. She returns at 17:30 with the remains of the previous meal. There is nothing left at 17:55 and she flies out. The male lands on the ledge at 21:00 and remains until midnight.
27 May – the female replaces the male on the ledge at 1:55 and he flies off. She leaves at 4:35 and the chicks wing flap in the box, then walk around the platform at 5:20. They return to the box 15 minutes later. The female flies in with fresh Feral Pigeon prey at 6:00. The chicks walk around the platform after feeding and the female leaves with the remains at 6:30. They huddle on the platform at 7:10 for 30 minutes. The female is back with the remains of the meal at 8:20. They have finished feeding after 20 minutes and she flies out with the scraps. She is back a few minutes later and goes into the box and feeds on scraps, then settles before flying out at 10:15. The chicks go into the box then go walkabout again at 10:40. The female is back at 12:20 and goes into the box and feeds them scraps. She goes to the ledge but XNF forces her off. She is back again a few minutes later and the chicks force her from the ledge. They then do wing flapping exercises. She returns at 12:55 and the chicks look to be fed but she has nothing with her so the chicks force her off again. She returns a few minutes later with the remains of a previous pigeon meal and feeds the chicks, then flies out at 13:20. The chicks huddle in the box. The female is back at 16:20 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey and leaves at 17:15 when the chicks are full. They fall asleep huddled in the box. She is back at 18:25 and goes into the box pursued by the chicks and leaves a few minutes later, returning at 18:50 and goes into the box but leaves after five minutes. She is back briefly at 19:55 and is replaced by the male a few minutes later but he soon leaves. The female is back in the box at 20:50 and remains until midnight.
28 May – the female walks to the platform and looks out at 00:25, then moves to the ledge. The chicks waken at 4:35 and go walkabout and wing flap as the female flies off. They huddle together in the box at 4:40. The female is back at 6:25, checks the box then flies out. She returns at 6:45 with very fresh Feral Pigeon prey. She drags it into the box, plucks and feeds it to the chicks. She flies out with the remains 15 minutes later and they settle in the box until 7:50 when they move around the platform wing flapping. The female is back at 8:10 with the remains of the previous meal. The chicks feed then move around the platform 15 minutes later. She flies out at 9:25 and is back 30 minutes later and feeds them scraps in the box until 10:05. The male flies in at 10:25 with the remains of the pigeon but strangely only XNF wants to feed so he flies out after five minutes. The female is back at 11:20 and sits in the box with the chicks until flying out at 12:35. The chicks start exercises again at 13:10 but are back in the box at 13:35. The female is back with more pigeon remains at 13:45. They are well fed and restless at 13:55 and the female leaves at 14:05. There is another exercise session from 15:45, when the male lands briefly, until 16:50. The male flies in with freshly plucked Feral Pigeon at 17:10 and feeds the chicks for 15 minutes, then flies off. He is back a few minutes later and stashes the meal by a column and leaves. XNF finds the meal and drags it on the platform and tries to feed on it. The female arrives at 17:30 and picks up the scraps and feeds for a few minutes before leaving. She is back at 17:55 and feeds scraps to the chicks. She looks around the box then flies out at 18:05 and the chicks huddle together at 18:30. They go walkabout at 19:00 and the female returns with more scraps 30 minutes later, then leaves at 19:45. She is back in the box an hour later and moves to the ledge at 22:40.
29 May – the female takes a short flight from the ledge at 3:55 and the chicks wake and go walkabout. They soon return to the box until she flies off at 5:10 and they then do wing flapping exercises. The female is back at 7:30 with fresh Feral Pigeon prey and feeds the chicks, flying off after 15 minutes. She is back ten minutes later picking at scraps. The male flies in at 8:40, checks the box then moves to the ledge and flies off at 9:00. The chicks go walkabout again at 9:25. The male arrives with part-eaten pigeon at 9:35 but the female takes it from him and feeds the chicks for 15 minutes. They do wing flapping until 10:00 when they settle in the box. The female is back briefly at 11:05 and the chicks settle down again at 11:25. They start to get restless at 14:40 and walk around the platform looking out. They are back together in the box at 16:35 until roaming the platform again at 16:55. They wander for quite some time looking for their parents and eventually huddle together again at 19:15. The female arrives an hour later but without food. The chicks push her out after just a few moments. They are together in the box again at 20:40 and settle down for the night. The male lands briefly at 21:20 as the juveniles huddle in the corner of the box.
30 May – the chicks remain in the corner of the box and the female lands at 1:15 and falls asleep on the edge. They get active at 4:25 and XSF stands in front of the female calling loudly. She flies off and XSF returns to its siblings. At 5:20, all three juveniles start doing wing flapping exercises. The female lands at 6:30 and the young run to her expectantly. She does not have any food and flies off. She returns five minutes later with fresh Feral Pigeon prey which she plucks and feeds to the juveniles. They have finished feeding at 6:50 and go walkabout and wing flap. The female flies out with the remains five minutes later and the juveniles huddle together in the box at 7:00. The male flies in with another pigeon meal at 7:20 which he tries to feed to already well-fed youngsters. He leaves the meal on the platform and flies out. XNF feeds on it for ten minutes, then joins its siblings in the box. The female lands at 7:35, grabs the pigeon remains and takes it into the box to feed the youngsters. XRF walks around the platform ten minutes later and is soon joined by the others. She flies out at 7:55 but is back at 8:05 and is soon joined by the male; both adults feed the juveniles on separate pigeons. The male leaves with his meal after five minutes and the female soon follows. She is back briefly at 8:20 as the juveniles shelter in the box. The female returns at 10:10 and goes into the box but quickly leaves. XNF does wing flapping exercises whilst the other juveniles sit in the box. The female returns at 12:35 with scraps of the previous meal which is snatched from her by XNF; she flies off. All three juveniles feed on the scraps. She is back again at 13:05 but quickly leaves and the juveniles do exercises around the box and platform. The male is back at 18:20 with another Feral Pigeon meal. The female lands briefly but allows him to feed the young but she is back ten minutes later, and he flies out whilst she feeds the juveniles. There is nothing left at 19:00 and she flies out. The young do their exercises, then settle in the box. The female returns at 20:20 and feeds them scraps from the box but leaves after a few minutes. She is back at 20:55 and settles on the ledge until leaving at 21:35.
31 May – the female lands at 1:55 as the juveniles sleep in the box. She checks on the young at 4:35, then flies off. The juveniles waken then walk around the platform and box. The are back huddled in the corner at 5:10. The go walkabout again and wing flap at 6:35. The female returns ten minutes later with fresh Feral Pigeon prey which she feeds the chicks. They have had their fill at 7:10 and she flies off with the remains and they settle at the back of the box. The male flies in with the same meal at 7:35 to feed the young but they are not responsive, so he quickly flies out. The female lands briefly at 9:10 and is back at 9:40 with another Feral Pigeon meal. They feed and finish the meal at 10:00 when she flies off and there is more wing flapping until they settle down at 10:10. They male checks on the youngsters at 12:25 and flies off five minutes later. The young are up and flapping again at 13:05 for 30 minutes. XRF looks out from the platform at 14:05 and is joined by its siblings after 15 minutes. They are back in the box at 14:35. The female lands briefly at 15:30 and the young start to get active again ten minutes later just as the male flies in with fresh Feral Pigeon prey. He feeds the juveniles then stashes the remains by a column at 16:05 and flies off. The female arrives a few minutes later and grabs the remains and feeds whilst the young do wing flapping exercises. She feeds them scraps 20 minutes later. She flies out at 16:35 and the young return to the back of the box. They get trestles at 19:35 when the male arrives briefly, and they search the box for scraps then exercise. Both adults land briefly at 20:30 and the juveniles run around expectantly before returning to the corner of the box at 20:55 for the rest of the evening.