Comments on: Peregrine Falcons in Lincolnshire

by: miles

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:46:57 +0000

Simon,
Welcome to the site and thank you for your comment, I haven’t seen them for a while unfortunately but if I see them this blog will be the first to know!!

Miles

by: simon

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:42:22 +0000

hi miles its great to hear you’ve spotted these peregrines my favourite bird. have you had anymore sightings of these birds recently as i’d love to come to bardney and also visit your lime woods to kind regards simon

by: miles

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:11:09 +0000

Laura,
That’s a great story-I wish I could have seen that!
You mentioned eagles, it is a great shame that there are so few remaining in the UK and those are now confined to the outer reaches of our rugged countryside.

Miles

by: Laura Kelley

Sun, 31 May 2009 23:01:26 +0000

Falcons are lovely, aren’t they Miles!

I remember years ago - in the 1980s - when I was working in Manhattan at a hospital on the East River - peregrines had started to take up residence on some of the skyscrapers. On the main hospital building we had a nesting pair and it was quite a sight to see the white coats hanging out the windows to drop mice into the general direction of the nest.

The return of once near-vanished species is a wonderful thing - and a good indicator that environmental policies are working. We regualrly see bald eagles off the Potomac these days. It was a very different situation when I was growing up when they were so threatened by DDT. Enjoy your owls and falcons and whatever else your environment offers!

by: miles

Sat, 30 May 2009 22:08:50 +0000

Cid,
At Langworth? Will have to look into that, thanks ( I hope!)

Miles

by: Cid

Sat, 30 May 2009 22:05:09 +0000

Miles,

Think I spotted an RSPB stand at the Cathedral but didn’t have time to stop and look, presumably the gathering of people were there to see the falcons, it all makes sense now. Mind you, there aren’t many wandering albatross (albatri? ) in the Shire…. that’s no doubt because of the lack of a decent fish monger. It’s a great shame because I’d love to have one as a sort of visiting pet…. he’d be about 4′ tall in his webbed feet and cause such a stir among the locals and day trippers. Best not to mention what he might do to their cars though…. any feathered friend of mine would be well trained of course and fully proficient at using the outside toilet facilities complete with flushing loo and hair drier

Isn’t there a bird of prey centre near Langworth? At least you could get up close and inspect the plumage.

Cid

by: miles

Sat, 30 May 2009 21:19:36 +0000

Rod,
Great idea, a question of time at the moment
I did come across a birds of prey centre, I think it was further north if memory serves me right.

Miles

by: miles

Sat, 30 May 2009 21:18:25 +0000

Cid,
They are amazing to watch, the RSPB are monitoring their breeding at the Cathedral, it would be great to think that they will establish themselves in the county.

Miles

by: Rod

Sat, 30 May 2009 19:27:14 +0000

Next time you go to the Lake District why not try the Falconry Centre.
I forget exactly where it is but I remenber seeing it every time I was up there.

Could be some fantastic photo ops
Rod

by: Cid

Fri, 29 May 2009 23:14:37 +0000

Miles,

It must have been a good day to be out and about here in the Shire… pity the falcon didn’t venture closer but at least you were able to see it in flight. I can’t tell a falcon from a hawk….. but I can tell you that once I spent several hours in the company of a Wandering Albatross…. at the time I didn’t have a good camera which I’ve regretted ever since. When something the size of a gun dog with huge wings glides past within a couple of metres, it’s a real thrill.

Judging by the pigeon population around my area, we can’t have any falcons….. perhaps I could whittle one out of a milk carton as a deterrent?

Cid