Yesterday morning I went up to have a look at "my" peregrine pair. After about two hours staring at a grassy ledge with a rocky wall behind it, I looked again and saw something different - a well-grown peregrine chick! I could hear it calling for food from about 250 metres away when the wind dropped, but still didn't see any food being taken in. The female was in attendance but I didn't see the male during the four hours I was there.
I guess the chick was 4 - 5 weeks old. It was wandering about on the ledge
and doing a bit of wing flapping but still appeared to have down on its chest
and body while the wings were well-feathered. Very pleased that "my" birds are
doing well after some recent uncertainty.
I was under the impression that nesting peregrines were pretty scarce
inland these days. I'd be very interested to know if this was the case; if
anyone would be able to let me know!
My email address is jerry@wild-wales.com
Jerry Moore