Peregrine in a pot! Derby's new peregrines chicks now ringed!
The three Derby Cathedral peregrine chicks, which hatched over Easter, have now been ringed. Nick Moyles, from the Derby Cathedral Peregrine Project, abseiled down to the nest platform and lowering the chicks down to the room below where licensed ringer Chloe Pritchard did the honours.
Nick says ‘We believe we have one female falcon and two males. Knowing where a young bird has ended up after it has fledged from its nest site is incredibly important for scientists and conservationists. Whilst modern GPS satellite tracking can give us untold insights into migratory bird movements, it is expensive and impossible to do with large numbers of individuals. The simple use of a numbered ring placed on the leg of a young bird in the nest can be an effective way to try to keep track of how birds move around.’
Back in 2006 the Derbyshire Cathedral Peregrine Project began in partnership with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. Team members fixed a large wooden platform to the cathedral and since then the peregrines have been successfully nesting there, with over 45 young peregrines raised.
You can see the chicks yourselves every Wednesday and Saturday from now until they fledge in July. Between 11am – 1pm at the Peregrine Watch Points on the Cathedral Green in Derby city centre. For more information, visit: https://www.derbyshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/events
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