SEPTEMBER 2024
1 Sep – the male arrives at 5:45 for 25 minutes. He is back at 12:55 and moves into the box at 14:40 and is quickly joined by the female. There is a period of bonding before he flies out at 15:00. She attends to the scrape, then flies out at 17:00.
2 Sep – there was no activity on camera today.
3 Sep – a rather wet and bedraggled male lands briefly at 7:20 and again a few moments later calling loudly into the sky. He flies into the box with a full crop at 16:55 before moving to the ledge five minutes later. He flies off at 19:50.
4 Sep – juvenile XRF arrives at 5:55 and remains for 15 minutes. The male arrives at 6:40 but flies out ten minutes later. He quickly returns pursued by XRF but leaves immediately. The juvenile sits on the ledge until 7:00. The female lands a few moments later and goes into the box but leaves at 7:10. The female arrives with a full crop at 10:50 and goes into the box. She flies out at 11:10 and is replaced by the male who leaves at 12:15. The male is back at 16:25 and goes into the box at 17:30 and tends the scrape for five minutes. He leaves 15 minutes later. XNF arrives at 18:10 carrying part-eaten Feral Pigeon and takes its meal into the box. The female lands at 18:30 and checks in the box but the juvenile defends its meal and the female flies off. XNF finishes feeding at 18:55 and moves to the ledge with a full crop and flies off at 19:25. The male lands at 19:40 and feeds on the scraps before he leaves at 20:25.
5 Sep – the male arrives at 12:25 and goes into the box. He sits in the scrape until 13:30 when he moves to the ledge. The female lands at 15:50 and goes into the box. She returns to the ledge after ten minutes and flies off at 16:15. Ten minutes later XRF arrives but quickly leaves. The male returns briefly at 19:45.
6 Sep – The male arrives at 13:35 leaving at 14:20. He returns at 15:45 and remains until 16:25.
7 Sep – there was no activity on camera today.
8 Sep – the male arrives at 11:35, checks the box then moves to the ledge before flying off at 14:05. He returns at 17:20 with a full crop and sits on the ledge until at least midnight.
9 Sep – the male remains on the ledge from 17:20 the previous day, until 6:10 when he goes into the box on the arrival of juvenile XRF. He quickly flies off and XRF follows at 6:20. The male is back at 9:55 until 10:20, then returns at 14:35 with a full crop and remains on the ledge until flying off at 22:15. He is back at 23:55.
10 Sep – the male remains on the ledge until 5:55 when XRF arrives and forces him off. After picking at scraps in the box, the juvenile leaves at 6:15. XRF returns briefly at 6:40 now looking well fed. The male returns at 9:30 for ten minutes. The female arrives at 9:55 but quickly leaves. Both adults fly in at 11:15 and go into the box for a spot of bonding. The male moves to the ledge after five minutes, then flies off at 11:30. The female remains in the box until 14:45. The male is back at 20:05 and goes into the box but quickly flies out.
11 Sep – juvenile XRF arrives at 6:05 for 20 minutes. The male flies in at 8:55 for ten minutes. The adult pair fly into the box at 10:00 for bonding but the male leaves quickly. XRF is back at 10:15 with a full crop and checks the box where the female is and so moves to the ledge. XRF is back at 12:40 but on seeing the female in the box moves to the platform and flies out, the female quickly follows. She is back at 12:55 and goes into the box. The male lands at 14:15 quickly followed by XRF. He immediately leaves and the juvenile goes into the box forcing the female to fly out; XRF follows. The male lands briefly at 19:10 but is knocked from the ledge by XRF who leaves a few moments later.
12 Sep – the female flies in at 2:40 and falls asleep. XRF lands at 5:45 and wakes the female and forces her from the ledge. The juvenile leaves at 6:10. The female is back at 9:15 and goes into the box. She remains until 13:15. The male lands briefly at 15:00. The female arrives at 21:30 carrying the remains of her previous meal which she stashes by a column then flies off.
13 Sep – the female lands at 11:15 and grabs the stashed meal. The male arrives a few minutes later and checks the box, then quickly leaves. He bounces off the platform twice at 12:25, then lands on the ledge at 12:50 remaining until 16:05.
14 Sep – the male flies in at 00:45. He remains on the ledge until 6:00 when he goes into the box on the arrival of the female. She is quickly followed by XRF and both adults immediately leave. The juvenile flies off ten minutes later. It is back at 6:45 looking well fed and remains until 7:20. The female returns at 8:40 and goes into the box before leaving at 12:20. The male lands at 17:00 and goes into the box, tidies the two scrapes then returns to the ledge. He is back in the box at 17:30 for ten minutes and flies off at 18:10. He returns at 20:00 and remains until 21:30.
15 Sep – the female lands at 2:45 with a full crop. XRF arrives at 6:15 and both birds go into the box. The female quickly flies off and the juvenile sits on the ledge preening until leaving at 6:35. The male lands briefly at 9:40. He returns at 19:30 and remains until midnight at least.