We have (so far) been really lucky that none have yet to be grounded, and we think that it's probably partly due to the design of the tower and spire. Each year, they have moved between turrets before taking a final leap of faith across the square (often flying to St Johns' church about 40m away)

You can view the live stream through the @SaintsOnline Church website here: www.stamfordallsaints.org.uk/peregrinefal...

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The chicks are around a week old now and growing fast.
Our first peregrine watch since hatch day is today, 10am until around 2pm in Red Lion Square.
Come and say hello if you are passing. The All Saints' pay as you feel community coffee bar will also be open between these times.

The 3rd chick hatched at around 2.30 am this morning, but the first confirmation by visual was at 7.30 am when the falcon left to retrieve 'breakfast' - the tiercel then tried to sneak a peek at them but was quickly evacuated by the falcon returning.

Chick 2 hatched just 5 hours after chick 1 at 06.22. The falcon can be seen cleaning up the membrane linking the chick to the egg.

Chick alert 😊
The first chick has hatched!
At around 01.22 (00.22 webcam clock) the falcon moves to reveal the egg and chick which she then rather clumsily appears to almost tread on, freeing it from the shell. A loud cheeping can be heard soon afterwards and further limited views a little later.

Yesterday morning, one of the 2024 brood, orange ringed 3FB, returned to pay his parents a (very short!) visit. After landing on the tower, 3FB was soon expelled. Last seen being pursued across the meadows by a protective and disgruntled falcon. 📷 Stuart Wilson (we were happy to see 3FB though!)

We have 4 eggs this morning! The falcon laid her 4th egg at 04.39, 55 hours, and 4 minutes after egg 3.

Egg #3 has arrived. Unbelievably, the falcon has laid at almost the same interval as between the first and second egg. 54 hours and 26 minutes. 🥚1>2 was 54hrs 24) There looked to be a glimpse of the egg at 21.36 as she laid it and a slightly better glimpse a few minutes later.

The Stamford falcon laid her second egg this afternoon, just over 54 hours after the first egg.

The tiercel had his first look at the egg. He tried a bit of bribery to get to take a turn to incubate. That didn't work!
Follow live via the youtube link in the bio.

We have our first egg of 2025! Just on 08.47 this morning, Tuesday 25th March. #stamford # peregrinefalcons #lincolnshire

The tiercel must think that the first egg is imminent. Just after 7am he brought the falcon breakfast in the scrape and then checked out the nest cup to see if incubation duties were required.

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The pair were observed copulating yesterday. There were also a few visits by both to the scrape. After a short display, the falcon spends nearly an hour and thirty minutes scraping and contemplating the season ahead 😉

Chitter chatter from the tiercel this morning, looking for the falcon. Both visited the scrape and well.. scraped.. and scraped, then scraped some more. Video at increased speed.
Our webcam is available to view inside the church, and the links on YouTube and the web page will be reinstated soon.

The tiercel visited the scrape several times today, calling for the falcon. She kept him waiting until late this afternoon.

Recently the falcon has been scraping vigorously in both scrape turrets, although she currently seems to favour the scrape last used in 2023. The tiercel has joined her regularly for chatter and display. If successful this will be their 5th year of breeding together.

Our pair yesterday morning. A little out of season bonding. 🥰