W7's First Flight. (Clive Davies)

The male was the first to go, taking his first flight on Saturday afternoon. He took off from the nest and went upwards to the rock face above. After an unelegant landing in a patch of brambles he managed to untangle himself and jumped up to sit atop of the rock face. Mum and dad both came over when he left the nest so we had lovely views of the whole family enjoying the moment.

Juvenile Male Freshly Fledged (Steve Waterhouse)

His sister, however, was a little more reluctant to leave the comfort of the nest. She stayed and continued to be fed by the parents. We were worried that she would eat too much and not be able to take off! But she eventually made the jump on Monday.

Both juveniles have been stretching their wings around the quarry and practising landing. The male seems to have taken up residence above the nest, where he first flew to and the parents are bringing prey to him here, providing lovely views for us. The young female appears to be happier up in the trees for now, from where she can be heard screaming to mum and dad for the next meal!

Thanks to Clive Davies and Steve Waterhouse for capturing the young male’s first moments out of the nest.