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BBC News
22-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Three peregrine falcon chicks hatch at Lincoln Cathedral
Three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched at Lincoln birds, which have made their nest on a ledge on the side of the main tower, laid four eggs last Hargrave, a tower guide, said three of the four hatched overnight on Tuesday and one was "still to hatch".Speaking on BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Breakfast Show, Mr Hargrave described the chicks as "little white balls of fluff with big feet". He said: "The first three hatch quite quickly and the fourth takes a bit longer."The nest has a live video feed on the Hargrave said the male peregrine had been nesting at the Cathedral for the past 10 years and the female arrived in 2023 following the death of his previous peregrine population in the UK declined in the 1960s due to human persecution and the impact of pesticides, according to the improved legislation and protection has helped the birds to recover and they have now expanded into many urban areas, although they are still illegally killed to stop them preying on game birds, the charity to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
26-03-2025
- Science
- BBC News
Peregrine falcons return to Sheffield city centre nest
Birdwatchers have expressed delight at the return of a pair of peregrine falcons to an inner city nest in Sheffield where four eggs have been laid in the past birds use an artificial platform at St George's Church on Mappin Street, which was installed in 2012 by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Bird Study Group to create an urban nesting first egg of the year was laid on 17 March by a female who has been nesting at the site since church, currently used as a university lecture hall, has seen 34 chicks fledge successfully, with 40,000 viewers tuning into a 24-hour livestream of the nest every year to watch them grow. Chris Greenwood, a trustee at the Sheffield Bird Study Group said: "It's fantastic to have such an iconic species in such an accessible place for humans to appreciate."There's an opportunity to come down and look in person with a pair of binoculars, or watch them on the webcams, and I think that's a great way of engaging people with nature." The peregrine population in the UK hit a low point in the 1960s due to human persecution and the impact of pesticides in the food chain, according to the improved legislation and protection has helped the birds to recover and they have now expanded into many urban peregrines historically live on cliffs , the church's height makes the spot an ideal nesting zoology student Freya Dunbar-Simms, who chose to study at the University of Sheffield after spotting the peregrines during an open day last year, has been enlisted to help monitor the said: "I'll be coming down whenever I can after lectures to watch them in person."I think it's just so important to help protect them and research them, so it's great to be able to get involved."The eggs are expected to hatch by the end of April, after which experts from the group will scale the church to ring the chicks and record their measurements, aiding scientific research into the birds. Listen to highlights from South Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North
