Storm, you say? I like it!
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 the most popular entry when we initially appealed for people to send us their suggestions, but it also serves as a reminder of the enormous struggle that he has endured to get this far.
That said, I have to admit that at the time of writing he doesn’t look much like a Storm, with his belly flopped down on the ledge while having a little morning snooze.
The name amassed an impressive 57% of the total votes cast – and was pushed to the very end by Ernest, with 33%. Then came Darwin, Noah, Chick.I.Am and Unity, picking up just 10% of the votes between them.
One person who initially selected Storm will now be selected at random to receive a peregrine falcon toy, and we hope to be able to update the blog with details of the winner in due course.
Should the adult peregrines return again next year – and should they have a successful brood – we thought it might be a nice tribute to reserve the name Ernest for one of their offspring. Not only was it a close second, but as many of you will know the name was put forward by a follower whose grandfather of that name was an avid viewer of our falcon family and sadly recently passed away.
Storm joins an ever-growing peregrine falcon family, becoming the 17th chick in just six years to be reared by these prolific parents at this successful nest site. Long may it continue.
Dave Rogers
Nottingham Trent University
NTU Falcons 
YAy! Storm – fingers crossed for you !
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I think Storm is a perfect name for our chick – may I wish him the best of luck and hope to continue following his progress in years to come.
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cool name 🙂
did i see him fly off the lower building then when you just scaned around, directly below where the adult is sitting now?
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I thought I saw him fly just beneath the adult too. hope so
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yes i think it was him. good luck little one
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Camera searching – wasn’t that Storm flying briefly down to lawn/green area as camera tracked back right, looking down from the ledge? Jenny
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Yes, Jenny, I thought I saw that too ! Barbara
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Yes I saw something please let him be ok he is definitely not on the ledge anymore
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wheres our little storm gone this morning?
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i like the passing the name ernist onto next years chicks, thats good. i know i asked befor but what is storms ring number so we can know of any sightings.
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i think he only has a silver bto ring, correct me if i am wrong
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This is scary- do hope he’s oK.
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Hail Storm? Thank goodness he didn’t have to contentd with hail as well during that very bleak weekend that saw the demise of his siblings.
You made it Storm! Way to go little chap!
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How do we know he will find his way back to the nest?? He must return soon to have his nap – very tiring flying I am sure.
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both adults back on the ledge at 09:26. Looks like the male has food and the female is looking round for her errant son Storm!
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Go Storm!! Looks like he might have gone – can’t believe I’ve missed his maiden flight!! Hope he makes it back ok!
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Really worried about him now. Surely he still needs his parents to bring him food? How will they find him? They looked really puzzled.
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Love the name – very fitting. Thought he was about ready for the off yesterday evening. He was back 6am eating voraciously. Good luck little fella!
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Is it possible one of the parents spotted him and they both flew over with the catch to feed him?? I watched him have his breakfast earlier, then I went to have mine, came back and he had gone. I am gutted. I really hope he is ok. Come on storm, you’re a fighter!
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I have been watching him since 7am. I have seen him feed him self and he has been flapping his wings like mad, I did not see him go, I will be so annoyed if I missed his first flight. Hope you got it on camera, Mr camera man.
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I thought that too that maybe the parents had spotted him and gone over with the food – has any of the NTU team spotted him anywhere? I feel like an anxious parent waiting to see if he’s ok!!!! This has been an amazing experience to watch this whole thing – our Storm is a fighter I’m sure he’ll do us all proud!
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Mrs P did suddenly fly off as though she was on a mission, so hopefully she spotted him and is keeping an eye on him. I’ve a feeling the Chichester chicks are also about to fledge, such a worrying time.
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Empty nest syndrome setting in…..
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Absolutely Jan! I think at this stage I’m supposed to go and revive my career aren’t I? 😀
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lol
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I want to sit here all day and watch but I can’t! I wish everyone at NTU could down tools and go and look for the family! Praying for good news by the time I return. Good luck little one.
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I’m the last one to anthropomorphise a creature but staring at that empty ledge I’ve come to realise I’m going to miss that bird. Having a quick check has been the first thing I do in the morning and the last thing at night for a few weeks now.
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I wonder if various NTU people are outside now with binoculars searching for him! Please remember to post news soon, we are all waiting to hear the latest, maybe some still photos too if possible?
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Is it normal for a bird just to go like that – no test flights at all?
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Little man has just made his appearance and is back in his favourite spot against the wall!
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Yes. I was watching an empty shelf at about 1017am and then his head appeared lower left of screen and then he went and lay down on the shelf. Wonderful.
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He’s back safe and sound
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he is back at the nest 10.16
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WOW! He’s back! Amazing, fantastic, I have tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat!! Well done, Baby Storm, you know where you live and Mum and Dad will come with grub very soon.
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Is that him back?? It looks the wayhe likes to huddle against the wall…. or is it a parent?
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It’s him 🙂
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He’s back 😀 Little stom 🙂
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He’s back. Relief!
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Phew I am so glad he’s back in one piece.
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Well done little man on your maiden flight 😀
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🙂
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Thank goodness our boy is back – hurray!! he’ll probably sleep the rest of the day to get over the shock of his first flying adventure! 🙂
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Wahaaaaay!!
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OMG……. I can’t believe that I missed him take off again. Grrrrrrrr, oh well I am supposed to be working.
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Productivity is down throughout the land (and beyond!)
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Certainly looks that way!
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Did anyone actually see him fly? It’s just that he’s disappeared again…. but he’s just nipped round the corner and out of sight of the camera.
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hes gone again, must enjoy it!
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He enjoys winding us up – mischievous little raptor!
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Has he really had a fly yet, as he appeared from the far end from the right where the camera cannot view, maybe he was there all the time we have been worrying he has gone back there now.
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Saw him a few minutes ago bobbing his head up and down on the far end of the ledge, then he hot footed it around the corner! At least now I can go off to school to the Jubilee picnic with my 2 grandsons, knowing that little Storm knows where home is! 🙂
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Really enjoyed watching Storm over the past few weeks and I think we can learn a lot on how to make kids independent watching how his parents treat him lol
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margaret – you mean leave them alone for hours & feed them raw pigeon…? 😉
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😀
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lol Well perhaps not the raw pigeon !!!
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He appeared a few minutes ago walking along the ledge, dropped down into the trough and is now hiding behind one of the masonary piers. I think the camera man missed it
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Ah – he’s got him now! Can’t afford to blink with this guy!
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hi he is at the other end at the window ledge
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he is hiding behind pillar
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He’s hiding! Near the rock thing, past the dead bird…
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yes your right
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Has he really been for a flight or was he just hiding around the corner all morning? Did anybody actually see him take off or land?
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have been watching since this morning and i’ve not seen him take flight… i have seen him go to the right, behind the wall, and come back on foot… i was hoping he’d taken his first flight safely and came back home… but i doubt he’s done anything apart from playing hide and seek with us. am also finding it very difficult to tell him apart from his dad, unless the camera is really zoomed in…
maybe someone from the university can tell us whether the baby has flown or it’s just a case of wishful thinking on our part?
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I think he’s probably just playing a game with us!
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I dont think he has flown either. I saw him settle down under the ledge at the far end near the larder where there is a dead carcass with a wing blowing in the wind. That was about 11am.
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Here at the Wildlife Trust we had thought he’d hang on a little longer before taking his first flight – with the undivided attention of both adult birds he has less incentive to leave and with no siblings to jostle with he’s less likely to go over the ledge before he’s ready. Hopefully he’ll take his first flight (if he hasn’t already) on a nice calm day giving him the best chance of controling the flight and returning safely to the ledge.
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Thanks Erin
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I’ve lost interest in falcons, I’m watching cranes now!
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And on the subject of cranes, the link below shows a fantastic project happening near me in Somerset.
http://www.thegreatcraneproject.org.uk/
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Yep, loving diversity of wildlife getting today – falcons, cranes….
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Aww well done little fella, thought u were close yesterday, gutted I missed it, darn shopping lol
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I don’t think you missed a flight – I’m sure he’s just been playing hide & seek around corners and in the window alcoves. Keep watching I’m sure we’ll all get a thrill soon!
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Having just tracked him practising take-off down the runway I don’t think he has flown yet…
Gill, NTU Environment Team
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so did he not fly this morning?
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Just saw it charging down the “runway” flapping like crazt
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Oops, sorry about the typo, meant CRAZY (rushing to get it in, took me ages to get signed in!!!)
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So…Storm is back again, running up and down both ends of the ledge, crying out, and now pecking at the last remains of the head of a bird which has been lying on the ledge since yesterday. Until I see him take off with my own eyes I won’t believe it. Has ANYONE actually seen him fly i.e. actually lift off, or have folk just been guessing? If it is hard to tell parent from chick when near the cam I don’t see how anyone can differentiate when they are flying. Storm can still be identified by his white crown and I believe his tail feathers are lighter too. I had to leave the cam (emergency with neighbour having a stroke) so I’m glued to it now. Thanks for the really wonderful camera work.
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What we need is some sort of flight alarm that bleeps when he takes off so we can all run to our PCs and watch. This would require a full-time “alarm-button-operator” at NTU, a justified expense surely?
Or we could all just do some work I suppose.
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Oh no, I don’t think getting on with work is a good option! Meanwhile, Storm has exhasted itself and is having another slump against the back wall.
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I think yr right ppl, I think he is really tempted to go but just not yet discovered the knack of doing so. He has however discovered hide and seek … BIG Time LOL
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Fab camera work guys 🙂
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I did spot him running under the camera equipment, you seem to still be looking
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Storm is right near the microphone amongst the cam equipment again but the cam operator found him. Parent is still at far end of ledge.
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He is leading us all a merry dance bless him
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“Storm” is so appropriate having lost his siblings to a bad one! The fact that he survived, shows his strength. Love the idea of using the name “Ernest” next time – lovely touch!
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I’m glad I’m not manning that camera – what a dance he’s leading us all today! He’s having great fun finding places to hide!
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He’s certainly very active today 🙂
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The footage from this webcam, well, the recent footage anyway, has just been superb! Can’t thank you enough, team! What with this site plus the Chichester Cathedral and Brighton, Sussex Heights, sites, I’m really spoilt for choice! Have to say this little guy has absolutely stolen my heart this year though ❤ It's just a shame he's too far for me to go and spot (I'm fairly near both Chichester and Brighton)!
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Your baby Storm is wonderful!
Have you taken a look at our wonderful Peregrine babies, all 3 of them doing very well on Norwich Cathedral spire, a good way to go for them but they are growing so fast! Mum and Dad superb parents!
http://www.hawkandowl.org/TrustAtWork/Conservation/Urbanperegrines/norwichperegrineplatformLive12
take a look
Christine
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Hi Christine – yes, we’ve all become very fond of Storm, it’s been an extremely difficult year as I’m sure you know so we are all delighted with his progress. Congratulations on your chicks!
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Chicks / webcams at Norwich and Derby Cathedrals too.
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Storm has got the head of that little bird stuck on his talon !
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heart in mouth
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I think Storm is still practising running up and down and flapping madly!
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well if that wasnt adult saying “come on then” i don’t know what was.
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That’s what I thought it was too!
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Is there any difference in fledging between the trent peregrines and those like the chichester and derby ones where there is much less room to run up and down and practise flying?
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Tell me, is there something not quite right with Storm’s right foot? He seems to be holding it up and then pecking at it. You know I ought to be working, but this is enthralling
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Storm looks so comical sitting there like a penguin bobbing his head up and down, let’s hope he makes it and comes back next year with his own Mrs P, now wouldn’t that be something ! Good Luck Storm
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Our Storm is just amazing. What a character he is. I cannot stop watching him! I can really relate to those folk who are getting nothing done!!!
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What a day’s watching today has been.Fly storm Fly & good luck
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Pip, you are obviously well-clued up on southern peregrines, but do take a look at the Derby site too, And as a Bucks resident, I am proud to say we have been honoured to get our first breeding peregines in the county at Aylesbury – also on the web! I’ve never seen any projects though like Nottingham with the parapet and the mad dashes and flapping.
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Oh yes, I’ve been watching the Derby pair too! And Fulham! Great news about the Aylesbury pair! We actually also have a pair here in Worthing but they don’t have any young. Someone did say they’d seen them mating though. There is no nestbox on ‘their’ building unfortunately. I took a short video of them a few weeks ago 🙂
And I took this video of the Chichester pair.
This though will remain my most amazing peregrine experience……
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Thanks for sharing those Pip. Two birds totally unaware of all the excitement they were causing 🙂 Very nice clips.
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It’s slump time again
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Bless him he has gone to sleep on the rampart. No wonder we have not seen much of him, he goes around the corner. I bet he has been hiding there all day.
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Storm is asleep on the far end right now. I have not been watching quite so much today but have put three pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66339356@N00/sets/72157629524594786/detail/?page=4
They mentioned on Springwatch last night that in their next programme they would be featuring peregrines, so that will be interesting for us.
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I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself when he fledges. Might have to go to work, turn the PC off or HEAVEN FORBID wash the pots. What an incredible journey we’ve seen over the past few weeks and well done to the camera team for catching his every move 🙂 Felt a bit sea-sick today when the camera was swivelling round but we were with you every step of the way!
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Storm is such a perfect name for this feisty youngster.
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Just watched him flex his wings on the ledge. Then Mum/Dad appeared at the end of the ledge. Storm ran to them and they flew off! He wasn’t lonely for long, though…. a somewhat brainless pigeon joined him! Really hoping to see him fly – am at the ready to get a screen shot. If anyone else manages to get a shot of him taking off, please post it for us to see.
Heaven knows what I’ll do with my time when he goes.
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Hi, this is the first season I’ve watched Notts (thank you Sue Peregrino and others for your posts on Derby blog) and my first attempt to post here, hope i’ve done this right…
I have yet to see Storm flapping on the runway, but will watch as I can.
Thanks to all who mentioned Storm can round the corner and go out of sight, the ledge looks like it just ends, and I’ve missed him/her going there.
More thanks to all who set up and maintain this site, and to the folks who man the cam and keep birds in sight as best they can, including finding Storm right beneath the cam earlier today. What a shot that was….
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Thank you 🙂
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Still engrossed in all the activities on “the ledge” done hardly anything since arriving home from work, oh dear, and ive still to see any gap between him and terra firma in spite of him teasing me into thinking take off is imminent many times!!!! Hope he keeps his feet firmly on the ground til i arrive home from work tomorrow.
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GO DAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
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Been on holiday for a week..take it he’s up and away?..will he stay by the nest at all? or stay near the parents ???…good luck to him!!
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We all thought he’d flown yesterday morning as there was no sign of him anywhere. The camera kept panning around but couldn’t find him. He suddenly reappeared from under the camera. I don’t think he did actually fly anywhere – I think he’d been asleep around the corner of the building. He’s practising hard though – lots of wing flapping!
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He’s certainly back now – jumping on the prey, almost wrestling with it! Having a really good feed and ready for more exercise.
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I have a pic of Storm flapping with his feet off the ground but don’t know how to post!
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I assume, Pamela, you’ve seen Storm this morning. I’ve only seen a parent bird coming and going with food, but no sign of him at all.
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A few remaining white feathers on his head and the slight untidness of the rest made me pretty sure it was Storm.
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He’s reappeared. I can relax now. Just waiting to see him take to the skies.
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A fantastic name for the survivor of a vicious winter storm which along with many others I will not forget.
Lets hope Storm and his parents continue to thrive in the middle of our city. If other viewers to this site are in Nottingham I suggest a walk around the Newton Building would be worth your while, as to see these birds flying around the city is truly amazing.
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Storm has retired to the comfort of his corner again this morning.
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He disappeared while I was not looking, but I know where he is !!!! I can hear him racketing around in the camera equipment.
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Morning all,Anybody seen storm fly off the ledge at all ,been watching in between jobs and cant see him now.He was on ledge a bit ago.thanks Alan
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is no one operating the camera today? doubt he would fly in this weather anyway…
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Mom is on the ledge. She appears to be looking for Storm. Has anyone seen him this morning ?
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Suggest you look through previous comments 🙂
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I did look. If you notice my “time”… then you would see why I asked the question.
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About 2 hrs ago when i last saw him on end of ledge at end of building not seen him since .
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Hi Kaz, thank you so much.
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not seen him for some time anybody know if its a boy or girl.
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It’s a boy.
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last seen heading off to the electrics but the camera didnt follow him.
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I’ve even started DREAMING about this little chap! Last night he took his maiden voyage with streamers attached to his tail feathers and flew past my house! Hope his 1st flight is caught on camera so I can resume my ‘normal’ life!
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Fiona, if it had streamers, it wasn’t a Peregrine, it was a Kite! 😀
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Brilliant! 🙂
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Oh very clever!
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Just saw him running along the ledge again. He’s gone around the corner again.
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he is around the corner the same direction camera is pointing at 3.46pm
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16.05 now gone other direction
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Oh, he’s gone out of shot again – we really need a third camera looking back along that ledge!!
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I’m convinced he’s going to leap off that end when we can’t see him…..
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Would that be a red kite then??? Sorry common as muck here in the Chilterns! Anyway the reprobate last seen on the ledge at 4.05pm, Went to get a cup of tea and gone 10mins later.
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I’m suffering from emply nest syndrome – not seen him since this morning when he was tucked up safe in the corner of the nest! 😦
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Like the name Storm. Very apt. and should he ever come back to us and we hear ‘Storm’ is back we will all remember that terrible weekend and remember what a fight he had to stay alive.
He keeps disappearing when I log on. Hopefully I will get to see him before you shut down the webcam.Many thanks for keeping me in touch with nature,even tho it can be cruel at times.
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Thank you
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Hear hear, it has been simply breathtaking. And I always prided myself that I don’t watch the soaps! This Everyday Story of Peregrine Folks has wrung out every emotion I am capable of. I add my thanks to those of everyone else.
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May I second those words of those who have thanked the team for providing this insight and this delightful, and at times, comic and fretful time. All that work and care taken – a big thank you.
B
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May I just echo the words of thanks from the many bloggers to the NTU and Notts Wildlife team. This is my first year watching the Nottingham Peregrins, although I live in the County, thoroughly captivating viewing traumatic, comical and interesting all at the same time. Good luck to Storm fabulous name for an extremely majestic bird to grace our skies.
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Very kind, thank you!
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Completely agree with previous comments,it has been a wonderful experience watching this little family, from the early trauma to watching Storm thrive. Is there any chance of us being told a little about the brilliant teams from NTU & NWT? Anyway if you prefer to remain anonymous (apart from Dave & Erin) a huge thank you to you all for your hard work & dedication
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Hi Anne – I can always ask around and see what the consensus is 🙂
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he reappeared at 8pm not sure if he flew up or came from behind, now flapped down the runway and gone round the side.
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Has anyone seen Storm recently? Not seen him since early this morning
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Is that Storm on the nest now…8.14pm
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think its mum
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8.30 pm a bird was on the ledge since I logged on 10 minutes ago and it just took off. I couldn’t tell whether it was Storm or one of the adults?
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no it is mr p
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That was mum or dad
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I think it was Mrs P, she’s just flown off. Last saw Storm at 8pm as Nikki said, scurrying down the runway flapping his wings & disappearing round the corner
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Thought it looked like one of the adults but wasn’t sure, one arrived earlier on the ledge at around 4.20pm with what looked like a pidgeon, stayed a few seconds and then flew off again,…
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From France : I saw him at 7: 55. : he came from behind, flapped quickly on the runway and turned right at the end of the runway.
Then at 8.07 both parents arrived, Dad flew away and Mom stayed on the nest for a long time, then she sat on the ledge and disappeared at 8: 28.
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Great to have you watching from France!
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My daughter works at NTU and she gave me the link as soon as the eggs were laid and I have been watching the birdsevery day ; in fact I am really stuck to my computer and I am amazed by your work and so is my family in France ! Many thanks.
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Thank you! 🙂
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looks like hes having a lesson in preparing his own meal
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Great camera work. Not sure if its Storm or a parent having a late supper.
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Looks like a parent to me feeding, no white crown and no dark chest feathers. It cleaned its beak on the edge of the building before flying off. Looks like Storm at the Council House end of the runway against the wall.
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i wasnt sure but there was quite i bit of what looked like baby fluff on him blowing in the wind so i guessing its him,looks like hes in his usual sleeping spot at the bottom of the ledge now
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Think that was mum because when had done it flew straight off. The camera then started panning round building again looking for Storm, He then appeared from where ever & laid against the wall got comfy & looks like went sleep & thats where he still is. Can just see him right at end of building, Little black blob. x
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He’s just arrived from around the corner in the ‘city’ direction. Missed his supper by the looks of it.
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is that storm lying down on the ledge
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Thank you late-night camera operator!
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just returned huddled against wall
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What a pity our camera doesnt go around the corner….dont like to miss a thing!
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I keep tweeting and blogging on other sites “the Nottingham bird has DEFINITELY fledged” …. and then see I’m wrong again. I think Storm is here for the duration now and has taken up permanent residence on the parapet!
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Well at least we can all take a breath now, till tomorrow morning!!! Thank you cameramen, much more exciting than anything you can see on TV!!
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Sunday 4:15am – it’s raining and I think it’s Mum on the nest and Storm on the ledge some distance away. Looks like he’s learning to become independant. Can’t be long before he’s off on his own now.
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The picture’s not brilliant because of rain on the camera lens but I’m pretty sure that Storm is still with us…
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I think he was at the far end of the ledge when I checked at 6.15 this morning and I think he is still there. I do hope so.
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Good morning or is it? I see no sign of a Perry right now. Thanks for the capture Steve, definitely two birds on that. I am busy watching another cam from Minnesota, waiting for a Loon egg to hatch ! Think I could do with a bank of computers.
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1.50 and im not sure if its MR P or Storm that has just flown into the nest then now siting on the wall.
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Sorry i meant 11.50am
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storm at nest box at 11.50 am he is still with us
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under the camera at 12.04
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Just logged on 11:55 and pretty sure it was Storm on the ledge near the nest box and now he has gone. Surely he won’t fly in this awful weather. Maybe he is hiding under the camera but I can’t hear him.
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storm having is dinner at 14.02 on other side of camera squarking like a good one
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Really glad someone has seen him,was getting worried……………
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storm at the nest at 16.05 than he ran down runway towards the city
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He is back again, just saw him run down the ledge.
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storm near the nest box 16.20 looks like he is waiting for is tee
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Storm is sat on edge or nest box wet through , bless him. been out allday in blackpool its raining here too. been thinking about the little chap all day glad to see him now im back home. My sister who lives in Notts keeps reminding me that Birds are used to rain ans they do not live in houses .. shes funny
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he as been sitting on the edge of nest box good 30 mins looking so proud waiting for is tea
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He’s got tired of waiting and jumped off the nest into the gulley and headed towards the camera. He even tried shouting for his tea at one point, but nobody came! Poor lonely, hungry boy. 😦
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gone under campra 17.34
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under camera
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cancel that is in the nest again
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just come back from the kettle with a cup of coffee,storm was on edge of box when i went and gone when i got back ,just my luck.did he fly off or run down the ledge.
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Came back from watching royal barge celebrations to see Storm sitting on side of the box. He has lost all his head down now. Still don’t know if he is flying or not. Can hear him in the equipment right now but he is out of sight. Loon egg hatched too….all happening :-))
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Alan he is still there, on the edge of the box, far right.
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Bless him, he is still sitting at the edge of the nest, he looks right fed up and wet. no parents about.Has he been fed to-day?
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Think his parents have gone to a Jubilee garden party Annie. Don’t worry, they’ll be back soon with some sausage rolls and cupcakes for him!
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He looks pretty miserable in the pouring rain, sitting there dozing, dripping wet but great to see him again.
Two pics added here:
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On the ledge flapping his wings and doing the waggle dance.
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Off he goes down the runway flapping his wings , and round the corner he GONE! must be better round that end.. but looks ready to go any time now
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I wonder if the ledge goes right around the building? He looks so comical when he is running and flapping.
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Pam I believe it does. One minute he was going to the city end and round the corner and then 15 min later popped up in front of the nest coming from the other side.Talk about walk about.
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not seeen little Storm chick all day 😦 tho I do have other stuff going on(like my own 3 chicks/kids)
missed seeing him today.guess time to let go.Permission to fly…..bless and good luck
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I not seen him at all today just 1 of the parents that landed for five minute’s to take off again & that was the only time i saw anything to do with a bird of any sort. Did hear Storm crying out near the nest somwhere at one point but could not see him, I have virtually sat on this all day for a glimpse of him to no avail, Not done anything today, Am addicted Dont know what i will do when he’s flown the nest like many others might get a bit more done. lol x
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I’ve been a storm child myself all day, been up to London to visit the Queen – and boy, was it it wet and cold!
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Bet you enjoyed it though Sue. The Queen looked cold too and was wrapped in a shawl standing behind the throne on the barge in order to keep out of the cold breeze. Kate really had the “wow factor”. A day to remember.
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I’d have kicked myself if I hadn’t bothered – but it really was BITTERLY cold (and wet). Felt I had to go as I’m a diamond girl myself too, just 3 days older than the reign of the queen. How times are changed from the Silver jubilee that I also attended; on that occasion roubnded off the day with some happy snapshots on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street. Next time I go to any big street events MUST think to take a small pair of steps – my best tip to event attenders! Yes it was good – but did I mention how wet and cold it was …..
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posted a video on my youtube channel 70chico1 (no spaces )of a rainiy day. Had not seen Storm the day before so not the best video but does show its ok. They were searching with cam for hi.
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No signs of storm yet been lookin since 4.00am Have not heard him either,
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I can’t see him but I can hear something which sounds very like him begging for food. Hope I’m right.
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Yes Pamela i could hear him too sounds just like he was round the corner or just a long way from the microphone.
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Well, I just saw what I think was Storm, sitting on the edge of the ledge up this end, by the box. I went to have a read of the last few posts in here, went back to the cam and he had gone! I will severely reprimand myself if I have missed him having a sly swoop! Did anyone else see where he went in that 30 seconds?
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9.30 he finally took to the sky, after popping his head around the end of the ledge as if to say byeeeeee – fantastic, you should have heard the cheer here
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I can’t believe I missed it! Aaww, how great that he has finally flown off the ledge though!
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Just seen him, he has come from around the city end. he is flapping his wings like mad.
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I saw him fly off the ledge! Wonderful sight!
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HE DOES FLY ! I believe it now that I’ve seen it !
Just went back from reading the blog and saw him coming along the ledge, flap and take off towards the camera. No picture unfortunately.
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Hi Pam, so glad you saw him too – I switched to camera 1 just in time to see a flapping blur approaching the camera along the ledge, he landed for a moment, then swooped away. Sally
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I saw him sitting on the ledge & he flew off almost immediately, only saw him briefly so although I thought it was Storm I’m not quite sure.
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yes i to saw him take off good look storm with your life,pigeons beware he`s a fighter
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I could have been wrong because I have just seen it take off, It was probably his dad. I hate this not knowing!
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Well I saw a bird sitting near the box earlier this morning and it then took off, but it definitely wasn’t Storm. It didn’t have the speckled chest like Storm. It had the white ‘bib’ that the parents have.
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I’m frightened to move now. I need to move everything I need closer to the computer!
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I’m the same, I have been stuck to the screen for hours, my husband has just called me a “twitcher”
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Annie, that made me laugh. You need to get your husband hooked too, I think!
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Supposed to be sorting stuff ready for our street party later today, but I’m distracted!!!!!! Not seen a single peregrin at all this morning, just an empty ledge and nest! 😦
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Seen mum there twice this morning but no sign of Storm 😦
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What happens now, seasoned peregrine watchers? Will Storm keep coming back? Will parents keep coming back? Do we close down our computers and return to normal life?
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Who knows? Might have to take a bus ride into the city centre tomorrow, armed with the binoculars, and see if I can spot him and his parents! Can’t let Storm go without a goodbye!
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Storm has make her first flight 🙂
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Thanks for that Anita. That was definitely our Storm flapping his wings on the runway and then taking to the air – brilliant!! 🙂
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Anita thank you so much for that. I have been watching all morning. No such luck. I now no he has done it. God speed to him.
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Wonderful to see. Anita, thank you so much for sharing. May he enjoy flying free and live a long, healthy life, untroubled by the hands and actions of humans.
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Thanks for sharing that Anita. I missed it earlier so it was lovely to see your video.
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Thanks so much Anita, I’m glad you captured that special moment.
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thank you so much Anita. That was great to see.
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Anita – bless you! I have been away for a week and my laptop would only let me see comments on the blog and not the live webcam streaming. Your wonderful video clips have now allowed me to see what I missed and I can’t thank you enough!
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Great Anita. Thanks you for posting 🙂
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thanx for the clip i had just missed it , but glad you sent the clip so those of us that have been watching for weeks can sat bye to the little chap ,,
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Been out all day and came back to see your wonderful video of Storm making his first flight – thank you so much Anita 🙂
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This is great, thank you Anita!
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So pleased to see that clip-it’s been a marvellopus experience- look forward to next year!
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thank you for sharing that 🙂
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Thank you so much-I was so sad that I didn’t see his flight, I have actually got tears in my eyes having seen this clip. Thank you again.
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is Storm a he or a she? Was anyone able to tell when it was ringed?
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Hi Nikki – we weighed him at the time of ringing and are fairly certain he is indeed a ‘he’! Can I just take this opportunity to thank everyone for your fab comments / observations over this bank holiday weekend! Absolutely brilliant as ever!
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We thank you for letting us take part in this wonderful adventure of our pelicans. I have thoroughly enjoyed this. I feel bereft now it is over, what will I do.
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Do you have any footage of his first flight? Or is that a bit cheeky to ask on a Bank Holiday?
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hi ,anite as put on here a few posts up
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Yes I saw that thanks, I was just wondering whether NTU had any footage they could post as Anite’s video clip showed the parents but the clip of Storm was a little disjointed on my machine.
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Thanks for sharing that Anita and good luck storm.
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big thanks to all at NTU
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Thanks to Anita for that great bit of video. Thanks also to Notts for a first class project – live streaming with impressive quality of image, attentive camara control and an intelligent, interesting and informative blog. The joy of seeing “Storm” fledge successfully almost takes away the pain of seeing what the cruel weather did back at the end of April. Nikki, in answer to your question, the main indication of sex is on size and weight, until they pair up and it’s possible to tell from behaviour, it’s the only way (unless you take a look inside a dead one and that’s not a good plan!)
Dave, I realise that in the wild, peregrines are likely on exposed cliffs and similar and just have to cope, but might it be an idea to modify the platform next year to more of a box, similar to the one used this year at Charing Cross Hospital?
I see Springwatch are featuring peregrines this week – wonder where it’ll be?
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I believe it’s Bath.
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Bath it is – didn’t even know peregrines were there. And what extraordinary behaviour, seems a last year’s male is helping with the brooding duties.
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It was fascinating. Hopefully we’ll see more about it on tonight’s programme.
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Thanks, Daventu was fairly sure that he was male, not that it matters really! Not much chance of catching up with him to find out!!!
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Good Luck Storm we will miss you…….. Thank you so much Anita for the last footage and thank you to all at NTU…… Mo Cole x
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I think the Springwatch peregrines are on tonight. Hope Storm returns to the ledge for a while longer.
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Thank you Anita for posting that clip of Storm’s flight. I do hope he’ll have a long and happy life. Wonder if we’ll see anything more of him in the next few days? I’ll keep watching while ever the camera is operating!
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Pleased to report that we have just observed mr & mrs p and storm on the NTU building – storm was having a flutter round on the roof and squeaking very loudly to mrs p sitting on a ledge to the side! It was fab to see and slightly relieved to know that he is ok – will try to post a picture shortly 😊
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hi,thanks for your update
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Oh, that’s great news. Thanks Rachel!
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Thanks Rachel – great news that Storm is okay 🙂
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I’m getting Empty Nest Syndrome, suppose it’s time to concentrate on other important things now! Thanks for all the footage and blog, I’ve been totally hooked and hope that our boy has a long and happy life!
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Thanks Irene!
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Thanks Anita! So great to see Storm truly get his wings! 🙂
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Good luck storm where ever you may fly i will miss your antics xx
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So sorry to have missed “take-off” but delighted to see Anita’s video clip – thank you. Will still check from time to time for a day or two, but heigh ho , life must go on.Been great fun, though. Bye.
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Thank you Pam – and all the visitors to the falcon cam and blog – for your continued support 🙂
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I would like to thank NTU for the wonderful footage of the Peregrine falcon family it has been absolutely breathtaking at times. It was quite emotional when I saw the clip that Anite posted so grateful to you for doing so. I will definitely be watching close next year to see if Mr & Mrs P have another brood. This is my very first time watching the birds and it certainly won’t be the last. Thank you to all the Team involved. You have done a fabulous job and the footage has been splendid.
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Thank you very much – it’s been great to have you watching / commenting!
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Fantastic to see Storm start his journey through life – good luck! I am also watching our 3 chicks on Norwich Cathedral,www. hawkandowl.org They are about 2 weeks younger than Storm and they are doing very well. They haven’t got the privilege of a ledge to practice their flying skills before taking off but I hope they will all fledge successfully!
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Hail and farewell! May you always have the wind beneath your wings!
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DaveNTU,
I apologise if these questions have already been addressed but…..
Is Storm likely to return or have we seen him for the last time?
How far away from the birth site do they usually fly?
Thanks
Nigel
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Hi Nigel – you might find the penultimate blog entry of interest. There’s a line in there from Erin at NWT saying that even once Storm has mastered the art of flying he will probably still be dependent on his parents for food for a little while longer. We think he’ll stay within a 60 mile radius 🙂
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I like everyone else would like to say thank you for the experience of watching Storm grow & how unfortunate to have lost the other siblings in that awful weather in April.. Hopefully they will be back next Feb to start nother new family & suceed in raising all the babies next time will be a crying shame to have that happen again. I wish Storm & parents all the luck in the world for a safe & carefree life. Dont know what am going to do now though i have watched day & night since camera’s first came on,Even when have been busy Laptop moved round with me. Lol. Looks like i will have to fill my time with finding things to do until the next time. Well thats it apart from saying Thanks to Pam for the great photo’s she has put on for us & Anita for that great video of the 1st flight that no doubt a lot of us missed A really BIG thank you to NTU for letting us in on this great experience with the Peregrine Falcons……..X X.X
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Thank you Kaz, we really appreciate those very kind words
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awww was lovely to see him go on his merry way thanx Anita for the clip,will miss the little chap,good luck Storm 🙂 Thanx to the NTU for the fantastic footage its the 1st year iv watched them but have started watching a few and your cam and blog far out weigh the others. See you all next year!
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Thanks for watching Tommy!
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I really hope we get to see him a couple mote time just so I can say “Goodbye & Good luck little fella” I’ve grown to lovel him so in the last few weeks. I wish him a long, safe & healthy life.
Thank you everyone for all the wonderful coverage and information. How long will you keep observig to be sure he’s gone?
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Thank you for your support Gill – and I’m sure we’ll be in touch in due course re plans for the project
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Great to see that video from Anita, many thanks…been out celebrating the jubilee today since this morning when I saw Storm fly. Thanks for your amazing coverage. Storm posed you quite a few problems at times. At least your camera equipment seems to have survived his onslaughts thank goodness. There are some creatures that seem to be born survivors and I believe Storm is one of these. Maybe you should put another nest box around the end of his runway and he may come back to breed.
I am wondering if you will keep the webcam on for a few more days?
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Hi Pam – you’re right, he certainly is a character and has kept everyone entertained with his antics on the ledge. We’ll no doubt be in touch about plans for the cam and blog so please do stay tuned. I know I don’t need to ask 😉
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Thanks daventu- so happy to see Anita’s flight video. Best wishes from the US- we are about a week behind at Great Spirit Bluff with Maggie and Christine (in case any of you haven’t had enough nest watching yet) 🙂
love to all of the bobbleheads….
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Thanks Lynn – amazing to have had you watching from the US! Will be sure to have a look at Great Spirit Bluff, thanks!
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Having watched daily from early morning until late at night, including those desperately sad times in April, I gave myself a day off yesterday to do Jubilee stuff and look what happened! I missed Storm taking to the skies. God speed, Storm. You’ve stolen my heart.
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I had tears in my eyes watching that video clip. Little Storm has touched the hearts of us all. Be safe in your travels, little fella.
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Good luck Storm, our strong little beauty! I’ve missed you over the past couple of days, but hope you have a wonderful life:-)
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Aah an empty ledge and nest- sad to have my daily(if not hourly!) dose of Storm et al removed! But many thanks to all involved it truly is a great thing you do- to let us see the wonder of nature on our own doorstep(well- ledge) what a privilege.
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Heres my pics from yesterday when my hubby and I saw Storm and Mr & Mrs P – we saw one of the adults fly away, leaving Storm on the roof and the other adult on the lower ledge – we were hoping the pics were going to be clearer but they were quite some distance! Storm looks amazing with his wings out! Link below 🙂
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[IMG]http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb427/Mashy689/Stormuponroof.jpg[/IMG]
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hi,thanks for sharing these photos,they were great to see,thanks
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absolutely brilliant thanks.I miss him already too!
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Thanks for posting those. Lovely to see Storm up on the roof. It looks as though he’s enjoying himself! God speed little one!
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oops not sure that worked but if you cut and paste the above link into your search engine – this should take you to photo bucket where you can view the pics! 🙂
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Great photos Rachel ….. thank you so much for sharing. Am missing watching his antics but so pleased he has finally found the wind beneath his wings. Stay safe little fella 🙂
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It’s the first time I’ve watched the Peregrines, and it won’t be my last. It’s been such a privilege to have seen these magnificent birds facing all that nature has thrown at them. A big “thank you” to the team and to all the bloggers who have captured photos and videos of “survival of the fittest” in action.
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Brilliant thanks Rachel. You have to copy and paste and delete the bit in brackets at the beginning and end. I missed the flight when I was checking my e-mails! so the more photos and videos the better please everyone. Still keep checking the webcams incase they come back. You must have had a really good camera (and got a stiff neck) to get those photos. I went with my binoculars one day and managed to see what I thought was an adult on the edge of a ledge but it was quite difficult to keep looking up at that angle.
Thanks again for the brilliant blog and dedication by NTU and Wildlife Trust.
I’m afraid I can’t resist saying something which I have found funny over the last few weeks – some people seem to think Dave at NTU is called Daventu (so did I at first!) I think we have invented a new name. Hope Dave(ntu) finds it funny too! You have been great Dave.
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Haha thanks Belinda! Yep, I have certainly got used to being addressed in that way over the last few weeks / months – I think it has a certain ring to it, pleased that it caught on! In reality it’s just plain old Dave I’m afraid 🙂
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They are still around. Since one in the distance on the far end of the ledge twice in the last hour or so but too far away to tell which one it was. Can also hear faint screeching occasionally. Unless I am imagining it!
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I saw the distant one too – still hoping for another glimpse!
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oh whoops i must admit i thought the name was Daventu at first ive seen them at the far end also …cant tell who it was.
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Nope – Dave and then NTU as in ‘Nottingham Trent University’! 🙂
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Yes after a while, a very short while i realised what the NTU was…..stupid me!!!!!Hope its not only the female watchers amongst us that thought the same!!
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Fabulous! – Thank You for the film Anita.
Suffering from empty nest syndrome? – try watching the fantastic osprey webcams now – that’s how I got hooked!!
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It’s been a rollercoaster ride but it certainly ended on a fantastic high. Like many others, this has been my first year watching the peregrines and it’s been such a wonderful experience. My daughter is an NTU student and gave me the link before the eggs were laid otherwise I wouldn’t have known about it. I’ve looked at some other falcon webcams recently but none match this one with such brilliant photography and superb quality of filming. Thank you to the falcon team for allowing us to witness a small part of Storm’s life, he’s a very special peregrine. I do miss him though. Happy Summer everyone!
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Thanks Sally!
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Thanks a million to the team! My 4 and 5 year olds at Lady Bay Primary School took a lot of interest in Storm and will be sorry to hear, after half term, that we won’t be able to watch him anymore!Nevertheless some of them have been watching from home with their parents! We’ll log in earlier next year because he inspired lots of talking,writing and pictures!
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Went into the city centre this afternoon to do some peregrine spotting and saw first one, on a corner at the opposite end of the building from the nest site and slightly higher up, then a second one which flew in and landed a short distance away. Couldn’t make out who was who as my binoculars are rubbish, but stood and watched for a while until my husband got a bit fidgety! Kept looking back and saw a 3rd falcon flying towards the building, so at least one of them was Storm even if I don’t know which one. Feel I can now let go and wish him well and God speed to wherever he goes.:) A great big thankyou to the NTU and NWT teams for sharing this incredible journey – it has been fantastic, through the good times and the bad, and I will definitely be watching next year. Also thanks to all the people on the blog who supplied some excellent photos. My best wishes to everyone. 🙂
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Thanks Sue, for all your comments and for your continued support for the cam and blog. It has been a remarkable story so far, with some real highs and some real lows, and I think we all feel privileged to have been able to share in it
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Thank you Dave and the NTU..it has been a pleasure and a great experience watching the falcons and raising baby Storm. I am from UpState New York (USA) and have been watching everyday since I found out about the web site in April. I too miss seeing Storm and his parents everyday. I hope he comes back and raises his family at NTU. God Bless Storm and his parents and everyone who has been involved in making this moment one of the greatest experiences I have come to watch. Thank you also to everyone who has added footage and photos of Storm and his parents. I too had missed his first flight and seeing the footage of it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen..Take care everyone and hope to see Storm or his parents raise their babies at NTU next year….
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Thank you Dina. Really pleased that you have found the whole experience so enjoyable! Great to have you watching from the US too – we’ve been really overwhelmed with the level of interest overseas, it’s been fantastic!
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Ive been watching since valentines day when the mum and dad took up residence in the nestbox. Its been thrilling, beautiful, exciting, sad and many many other emotions but I wouldnt have missed it for the world. I am both happy and sad that Storm has fledged the nest and wish him well in the future years which I hope there are many.
Thank you Erin, Dave and everyone else at NTU for allowing us this fabulous insight into this wonderful species of bird, long may it continue guys… you are awesome 🙂
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Thanks Julie – we think you’re pretty awesome too 🙂
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Thank you Dave & all the teams at NTU & NWT for giving us this wonderful experience. The webcam is brilliant & I have very much enjoyed the informative blogs & all the comments. It’s been hard at times but it’s great to see Storm thriving after the terrible start. Now I shall have to catch up with a long backlog of jobs & it will also be strange to walk around the house without clutching a laptop! Looking forward to next year when I hope the parents, or maybe Storm, will be back
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Thanks Anne – yes, I don’t think you’re alone with acquiring a backlog of jobs / work by the sound of it! Thanks again for all your support!
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It’s been a privilege to watch, thank you NTU & Notts Wildlife Trust. I was also given the link by my student daughter, and when we attend her graduation next month I shall be glancing skywards in the hope of another glimpse of our favourite young bird! Sally W
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Thank you Sally – and your daughter 🙂
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Ha Ha me too who thought Dave’s name was Daventu, Must have been a blonde moment, (Wonder if all females that thought it was too are blonde ? Lol ) Anyway dont care wether it’s Daventu or just Dave he’s done a great job keeping us up to date with Storm & parents. Thanx again.
By the way was the name of the winner of the bird publisised on the blog ? x
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Thanks Kaz – will ask re the competition winner, would be great if we were able to update / get something up on the blog!
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I have been watching baby storm for weeks, and feel so close to him. Hopefully he lives a long and safe life. I guess he will never fly over my home, as i live in Australia, but one can always dream.
Goodbye my feathery little friend – and thank you for giving me so much pleasure and hope, when I truely needed it.
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Thanks Dave for the amazing coverage of ‘The Life of Storm’ (so far). I have run the whole gamut of emotions in the past few weeks and am so happy that he got to fly away. Nature is a wonderful thing though often appears cruel. Over the past few weeks I have watched the story unfold and also watched owlets at Heligan devour their siblings and have come to understand so much more about nature. Having just buried two weakling kittens out of a litter of 8 (tried to save them) I am devastated but having watched the goings on over these few weeks, I find I have been able to put things into perspective re survival of the fittest…after I stopped crying that is….Well done to you and the whole team at NTU. Still watching the cameras hoping to get a glimpse of the little man in flight but meals are being taken at the table now. Good luck for next year.
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Thank you Alison for those really kind words – it’s been great that you’ve been so involved in the project from the start. I think we have all learned a lot about nature over the last few months, having seen it at its very best and very worst. Pleased to hear meals are being taken back at the table 🙂
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whilst ive been watching the these birds i cannot help feel a little sorry for all the racing pigeons they have fed on,i mean people spend alot of money making sure there racing pigeons are fit and healthy for racing then a bop takes them in flight,but nothing is ever done about it
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Well I don’t like to see any other birds being fed on, but that’s nature and the way the falcons survive. I don’t think they can differentiate between racing pigeons and feral pigeons! To them a pigeon is just a pigeon.
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It has been a brilliant few weeks watching this family, so one last thank you to Dave and all involved, who have let us share in the private life of these birds. The images were fantastic and the informative blogs enhanced my understanding of what I was seeing. I always felt the surviving chick would make it to feldge and fly free, as he was so strong and to know he is now soaring with his parents is just wonderful. May he live a long and healthy life. All the best to you all for the coming months and I look forward to catching up again in 2013 🙂
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Thanks Helen – there are many names that I recognise as having been frequent commentators on this blog and yours is certainly one of them! Really pleased you have found it so enjoyable, thanks again for all your support 🙂
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Thanks Dave, NTU & NWT for providing another great year of watching the falcons & reading the fantastic blog which kept us all informed, even if this year has been a rollercoaster it has been worth while 😀
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Thank you Martha – yes, it’s certainly been emotional, as they say!
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Dave, have all the family gone for this year? Feels very lonely without them 😦
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Hi Claire – no, they’ve not gone yet. Storm is safe and sound and the adults are currently high in the sky looking for food!
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Great! thanks for that Dave back to the webcam for me!!!
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Hi Dave, Just seen the Wildlife Trust’s announcement of the Raptor Watch event outside the Newton Building today, and wondered if there’s any chance that it might be repeated next week?
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Hi Sally – I think Erin from NWT will be knocking a blog piece together very soon and may well be including raptor watch details in there somewhere. Keep a look out for it in the next day or so.
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Thanks, will do!
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watching cam at 12,30 and it looked like it was snowing but on the ledge above i asume it was someone from the p family could it have been storm ? plucking feathers, you could see the shaddow of the bird on the webcam ledge below
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Hi Malcolm – yes, both adults and Storm have just have lunch on the ledge 🙂
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Great ! I saw Mr.P or Mrs.P around 10 am on the other side of the ledge when I checked the webcam, but I missed the lunch ! Sure I will watch them next year ! I might even be in Nottingham, more exactly in Carlton in April or May…
Thanks again Dave, NTU and NWT ! Unfortunately I think we don’t have the same in France.
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Anyone suffering from peregrine withdrawal symptoms may be interested in watching live action from Bath on Springwatch tonight. They have previously just shown video footage of the family whose 3 eggs hatched during the dreadful storms. Sadly one chick died but the fact that a juvenile from last year’s brood has been helping with the parenting duties has made it particularly interesting.
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Watched it Sally and was fascinated by the revelations of inbreeding amongst peregrines and the fact that a fledgling from last year was brooding this years clutch of eggs. I think I will have to watch that again on I-player 🙂
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I think they said they’ll be showing them again on tonight’s programme. I hope so anyway!
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Hi Dave – thank you for all the great information you have given us and I am delighted to hear that Storm and his parents are still around and enjoying lunch even if I cannot see them. I am wondering if you could tell me whether Storm will be hunting with the adults now, or will he be catching his own prey?
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Hi Penny – have an answer for you now! The adults will withhold food items and encourage Storm to take longer flights. At this time the adults will drop prey in mid-air for him to catch in a food pass. This activity contributes to bringing about the day when he will become independent. The loosening of ties with the parents is probably gradual and spread over several weeks, during which time Storm gradually learns to fend for himself. The adults will continue to feed him until he disperses naturally. There is no evidence that the adults drive juveniles away – it is likely that Storm will detach himself from the parents as instinct dictates.
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hi,storm is somewere around the camera squarking very loud at 15.46
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still there at 15.54,it wuld be nice if he made a apperance
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Thanks to Dave, NTU and NWT for such an insight into the wonderful experience of the Peregrine Falcons. Unfortunately I was a late comer (my sister told me of the website) but it has been wonderful to watch, pc on all day hoping to catch a glimpse. Unfortunately I was on holiday for Storms flight but saw Anita’s video which was great. Will definitely watch them next year. Haven’t seen Storm or Mr and Mrs P since I got back from my hol but here’s hoping I will catch a glimpse over the next few days.
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Thanks Glynis!
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Why is the camera not panning around?
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I suspect that is because nobody was near it to man it & move it….
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Can hear the little fella screaming 😀
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Yes – I heard him too! 🙂
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Phew! I thought I was the only saddo still checking in! 😀
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No me too. Cant let go just yet.
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Me too!
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Thanks Dave,NTU and NWT and all those involved with the peregrines .All i need to do now is get my own laptop ready for next year as my family have been restricted to using this one only in the hours darkness :)thanks again is been FANTASTIC,Alan
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18:05 I can hear him screeching but I can’t see him. Bless – he must be under the camera sheltering from the rain. Can’t wait for Springwatch!
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I’d like to add my voice to the chorus of Thankyous.
The quality of the images, the skilled and diligent camera work and the considered response to all queries has made the story of “Family Peregrine 2012” utterly compelling viewing. Birth, death, the awe-inspiring determination and will to survive – it’s all going on, all around us, and you’ve given us an eye-opening glimpse into Nature’s “carnage in the Spring”.
Thankyou so much to all concerned.
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Thanks Sarah!
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Ooh, ooh, I see him! Flapping away just below the ledge! 😀
(Got to be him, all that un-coordinated flapping!)
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Yes Sarah i saw Storm too he was making a lot of noise, bless him im so pleased to have seen him. i got quite excited , i live in Blackpool and my sister lives in Nott’s we have been on the pc every day talking on Microphone on MSN and watching the NTU cam, so when he came into view we both started Squealing just like children LOL
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Ha!
Squeals here in Somerset too (but don’t tell anyone 😉 )
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Looks like Storm decided to stay home after a night on the tiles, got up this morning to find him asleep on his ledge, what a lovely surprise. Hope to see him set off down the runway one last time, this is exciting .
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Morning everyone. I have been away for the last couple of days. I thought I has better do some work 🙂 Can I ask a tentative question please? Is he back?? I can see something cuddled up to the ledge again! Apologies if this is a false alarm.
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He’s back on the ledge, having a snooze 7am
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He’s sleeping in one of his favourite places – halfway along the ledge – this morning. Glad to see him again – I’m on holiday in Islay at the moment but happily the cottage has broadband so I’m able to have a look at intervals. Having been watching since before the eggs were laid, I’m thrilled to have seen the progress of the survivor and to have had this insight into bird behaviour. Can’t wait until next year! Thanks to all involved.
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Somebody please shake that camera – the raindrop is hiding him from view!! Most frustrating!
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For those wanting to see Storm hes there still but the rain on the cam is in the view of him so lets hope it stops raining or he moves forward a tut ..
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Yes, but now a raindrop has landed on the lens exactly in the spot where he is! It’s hidden him completely! We need a camera operator to come and zoom in!!
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awwwwwwwwww Yes we do. What are we like ….all this house work to do and we sit glued to rain drops on a pc .. this is so funny my family think i have lost it now …lol
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Yes I’ve just managed to catch Storm on the windowsill flapping his wings, looks a bit dishevelled but with being away not seen him for a while. Glad the little fella ok !
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He’s disappeared behind the camera now, but he came up close and gave us a lovely view of his beautiful adult feathers – stretching his wings and spreading out his tail feathers! I was so pleased to see him again.
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Storm just made the best photo call, came right up to the camera flapping his wings. He certainly is a character. Thanks to all involved for letting us have a glimpse of the natural world.
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screenshots or video please! what awful weather in Notts today, poor old owls at Heligan taking a battering too with severe weather warning/storm ongoing. Why not try the three peregrine chicks nest at Norwich cathedral, it’s sunny there! http://www.hawkandowl.org.
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Just watched 3 very noisy chicks being fed at Norwich cathedral. One looks not far off from fledging – head bobbing up and down and peering over the edge of the nest box! 2nd one with the big fluffy white trousers is huge – must be a female! 3rd one being sensible and sheltering from the wind and rain. No runway there to try out their wings!
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Raining here now too:( yes, biggest bird is our female. the younger tiercel is causing some concern as he is so much smaller despite being just two days younger than his two siblings. Also he has a beak which is not normal. We can only hope he survives and thrives, thankfully his siblings seem very healthy. They keep standing on the edge of their box and appear in danger of falling off!
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Sorry about the quality.
http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u450/Tames1234/th_NVE00001-1.jpg?t=1339058019
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Ouch, there seems to be no way to edit a post – I would have played around until I could get these to the correct size.
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Thanks, great to see Storm again. Hoping he’ll put in another appearance when the rain’s stopped!
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Hi Pammy
For some reason I can’t get the photos. Desperate to see him as not seen more than a very distant view for days! Had to go to work at 6:25 this morning so missed seeing him. Has anyone else got any photos or videos taken in the last few days please?
Belinda
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Hopefully these work. Just copy and paste in browser 🙂
[IMG]http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u450/Tames1234/NVE00003-1-1-1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u450/Tames1234/Storm1-1.jpg[/IMG]
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I’ve already thanked the team for bringing the Peregrine saga into our homes with their magnificent camera work. I’d also like to spare a thought for the maintenance team who will, I expect, be going out there to clean up the ledge once the birds have moved on. Not the most pleasant of jobs!
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Thanks Pammy. Very poor conditions this morning, so no wonder the quality isn’t good!
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Can hear him screaming for food 😀
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Just saw the camera person pan around, looking along the other runway and into the camera equipment area. With all this heavy rain everything looks flooded out. I keep hoping to catch a glimpse of Storm but all I have seen is a peregrine flying swiftly up to a higher perch above the runways.
I am missing seeing the birds so much. I just looked back through all my photos of this years Peregrines, not just the ones I selected to put on to Flickr. I wish I could upload them all but I already have nearly 16,000, mostly wildlife, photos uploaded so I have to be selective. I guess you could say I am well and truly addicted.
I have been photographically recording images from a group of very small islands in Canada since 2004 so that is always my main concern and is really where my interest in peregrines originated as I have taken quite a few photos of peregrines on the island, which I have been lucky enough to visit several times. I’ve also spent hours and hours watching Loons, or Great Northern Divers as we know them here, both in Maine and Minnesota. They too only have a short nesting period.
Looking forward to seeing more interesting Perry footage on Springwatch this evening, meanwhile back to the rain in Nottingham (it’s pouring here in Leicester too). Many thanks for the continued coverage – what a great team you are there in Nottingham 🙂
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Just seen Storm on the ledge 😀
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Bird just landed on the ledge cant tell who it was as they were facing away having a good spruce up…the bird not me!!!
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Just watched the Bath peregrine footage on Springwatch and it struck me how lucky the NTU chicks are to have their runways. Chicks at Bath only have the nest box to flap their wings in and the edge of the box to stand on before they fledge. As a result a lot of them fall and if they are not dead are rescued from the ground.
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Here is some more footage. Again I’m sorry for the quality, I’m terrible with editing software : /
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Pammy: thank you for treating us to a glimpse of Storm again. I think that video was wonderful.
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Brilliant Pammy …. thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for the video and the photos Pammy. They were great despite the rain. Lovely to see him again. Been at work all day so no chance of watching for a glimpse.
cheers
Belinda
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He was sitting on the ledge at 0920: he was looking around as if he was thinking ‘where shall I go next?’ After a bit of flapping (as if to warm his wings up 🙂 he took off in the direction of the cinema. I cannot believe that eight weeks ago he was just an egg and now he is flying around like an old pro. I take this opportunity of thanking the team that have allowed us to follow this amazing saga.
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A few sightings of the birds over the last half hour or so..it’s hard to tell Storm apart from his parents now, having not sighted him for the last few days! Am really pleased to have seen him again as thought I might not. Thanks to everyone who has been involved in the project, I’ve been gripped by it. I now understand what my mum has been going on about for the last few years! Many, many thanks and well done
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Thank you Pammy. Lovely to see him again, he’s so big now!
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Is that mum on the nest at 10:35 on Saturday 9th June?
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just seen storm on the ledge below calling for his tea, talking of tea better go and feed my lot ..lol
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Thanks Pammy, great to see him.
Adult just spent a few minutes in the nest box, and I caught sight of Storm flying below the ledge.
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Mrs P in the box again.
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Just seen possibly Storm by the nest for several minutes and managed a couple of nice screen shots before he flew off again…
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Back again as i type…
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Stayed on the ledge for a good half hour preening before flying off again at 2 27pm
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Watched Storm on the ledge near the nest box for almost an hour, preening, stretching – great viewing. Thanks for keeping the camera running – we have to make the most of the next week!
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Storm on nest now looking at camera,handsome 🙂
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7pm and he’s snoozing on the edge of the nest…
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Just seen Mrs. P. at the nest having a tidy up, then Mr.P. joined her, dare we think a 2nd brood may be on the way? Daventu may become daventhree!!!!
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10.20am and he’s back on the ledge by the nestbox – he has grown so much now 🙂
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How sad is this, I am still going on the site now and again and to-day at 15.57 I have seen storm.he is at the opposite end to the city, so the camera is still following them.He has grown huge. Lovely to see they are still with us. I must have empty nest syndrome.
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Now the 23rd and one of the birds at the nest again, hard to tell whose who now, nice to see they are still around…with food a plenty in the City centre why venture too far?
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Sat 30th June 17.42, Just seen all three of them, Storm was sitting near the nest, mum and dad just flew in. Looks like mum dumped a bird in the nest and Storm jumped in and is eating it. Hope he is not going to be a lazy bird. Brilliant.
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Nice to see the early return of the Peregrines…
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