It's very unlikely a peregrine would take a duckling from the ground so they are relatively safe from them. Unfortunately, they are more likely to be taken by other birds such as heron, seagull, magpie or mammals like otter and fox or fish like pike.

I think that was a pigeon leg with a ring on it.

Thanks Matthew. We may have had 4 birds in the areas yesterday so you may have seen two females around the nest site area. A lot has been going on since the resident male went missing so its hard to keep track of what's going on but any reports of sightings very welcome.

But at the moment it’s not going to plan…

The intruding male doesn’t have any rings on its legs unlike the resident male (metal ring on left leg) and female (metal ring on right and red plastic on left). Reports of sightings of any peregrines in the area would be appreciated.

Male visiting the nest site in the last week.

The male is more compact and is "cleaner" looking, despite the blood on his chin in the photo. He has very subtle flecked markings in the centre of his chest. He has a metal ring on his left leg from when he was rescued in 2019. He is probably at least 11 years old.