York Minster staff installed a nest tray on the North face ‘balcony’ on the Northwest bell tower (the site of 2015’s failed nesting attempt) on 30th March. A later follow-up visit added pea gravel. The Peregrine pair were seen mating…
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Breeding Attempt 2015
Peregrines don’t bring in material to build a nest, they simply make a shallow depression in substrate with their feet to stop eggs rolling away. Often the place where the eggs are laid is called a ‘scrape’ or a ‘ledge’ rather…
Minster Peregrines 2014
York Minster Peregrines in 2014 – By Jack Ashton-Booth In recent times Peregrines, once considered birds of wild inaccessible places, have been increasingly found in cities, making tall buildings such as Cathedrals their home. On moving to York it was…
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