Tuesday 18th May 2010
The chicks were ringed on Saturday. Dale Jackson, a trained ringer, licensed by the British Trust of Ornithology, abseiled down to the nest and put small, lightweight rings on the chicks’ legs. T
he female peregrine was in a tree at the time and the male nowhere to be seen. The female showed some concern when the ringer approached the nest but had been more bothered by another peregrine entering her territory earlier in the day. The whole process was very quick and painless for the chicks and lasted no more than 10 minutes. The female peregrine was back on the nest within 20 minutes of Dale
leaving and has since shown normal behaviour - feeding the chicks regulary and leaving them alone on the nest for short periods of time. She probably wondered what on earth was going on but has not been affected by the disturbance.
Dale reported that both chicks were doing well and was able to tell us that we have one female and one male chick. The female is already the larger of the two.
To find out more about ringing visit the BTO website http://www.bto.org/ringing/index.htm
Photos kindly supplied by Steve Waterhouse.
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