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After nearly 300 nominations and some deliberations, six potential names have been picked to go to the polls. As you will notice from our poll (at the top of this page), the six names are all female. This is because … Continue reading →

Following a hugely successful naming competition last year which saw thousands of Falconcam viewers cast votes to name our chick Storm, we’re pleased to announce that this year we will again hold a poll to enable you the viewers to … Continue reading →

As we’ve watched the chicks hatch, and the parent birds devotedly feed and tend to them, we’ve been reminded of the wonderful family bond that quickly establishes between parent and young of many wild species. Whilst some species have a … Continue reading →

It was a great relief to hear that two of our peregrine eggs had hatched after some weeks of trepidation following the deep snow which blanketed the nest last month. Hopefully the third egg will hatch shortly and we can … Continue reading →

Although the falcon eggs aren’t expected to hatch until the end of April, since the launch of Falcon Cam 2013 visitors from around the globe have logged on to watch and read about our resident pair of peregrine falcons. We’ve registered visitors from … Continue reading →

Our falcon cam service is free and always will be. Nottingham Trent University is happy to cover the cost of the cameras, servers and staffing that make this project work. But, since we started broadcasting our falcons to a worldwide … Continue reading →

Well, having hoped that our peregrine pair might delay laying their eggs to help avoid the emotional roller coaster caused by last year’s storms, the vagaries of the British weather have conspired to make things difficult again not only for … Continue reading →

Following the trials and tribulations of Nottingham city centre’s resident pair of peregrine falcons last year, the organisers of a hugely successful webcam project are hoping for less of an emotional rollercoaster during the 2013 breeding season. A pair of … Continue reading →

As I stood watching our remaining chick ‘Storm’ feeding alongside his parents high on the Newton building yesterday, I reflected on what a uniquely exhilarating and testing time everyone involved in this year’s project has had over the last four … Continue reading →

Following hundreds of initial suggestions – and thousands of votes via our online poll – we are pleased to introduce you to Storm, the newest member of our peregrine family. It is a fitting name, as not only was it … Continue reading →