squatters in percy's nest

good aint it but so embarressing for the rspb

pmsl wen i seen it

and i did but she on short life if it comes back mind you they will prob killher out the way

lets hope she gets em up before percy returns

yep but then we can watch it everyday to see what happens wonder were the cock is will look in morning to see when he takes over

id like to see how far they get with them
will make my day if they get them all the way

ive been watching it for a couple of days now and no sign of the percy

its like waiting for murderer to call aint it she going get shock of her life soon unless the hawk has laid two in other box and stays there

lets hope so...i dont want to see it killed.......im a sentimental old sod

think she is on her own unless cock same as her but i think she sitting herself

i have nt looked during day
will be a shame if shes on her own

i looked first thing and through the day she has been off couple times so i think she may be single mother

maid08 wrote:i looked first thing and through the day she has been off couple times so i think she may be single mother

She's a hero in my eyes. That's one Muthafucka doo.Think we should adopt/sponcer her. MON THE DOO. fingers crossed

the rspb must be soooooooo mad at moment :yes: :Very Funny: :Very Funny:

maid08 wrote:i looked first thing and through the day she has been off couple times so i think she may be single mother

ive seen them swop over a couple of times

so he is same as her then and same size wattles have you seen them in together mike ????

maid08 wrote:so he is same as her then and same size wattles have you seen them in together mike ????

yes they were both in there when they swopt over...there is devinately 2

oh good it would be if only one lets hope the carry on and hatch the egg

feel sorry for the pigeons, dont know how long they have been sat but by the looks of things they have have at least 4 weeks to survive before the ybs can leave and be safe.....odds are against them im afraid. hope the rspb and the council are pleased with them selves for protecting these preditors who hunt our birds....i wonder how they would like being ripped to bits....

anyone seen if there is a cock....(presume one sitting is hen)

DAVIDL wrote:anyone seen if there is a cock....(presume one sitting is hen)

yes there is a cock..ive seen them change over

MIKE1957 wrote:

DAVIDL wrote:anyone seen if there is a cock....(presume one sitting is hen)

yes there is a cock..ive seen them change over

when do they change? been watching these pigeons for last few days and havnt managed to see them change.....
hope they hatch and rear the ybs and get away safely..... :good luck 01:

yeaaaaaaaaa just saw change over both dark chequers he went off straight out haha must wanted peee

is that an egg in the middle of the box....?

yep i can only see one being sat

life is a peach

anyone know if these birds have rings on, or are feral?

just noticed egg in middle of box has moved.....

camera not working hope the birds are okay and she aint turned up

i see its still not on....i recon its just faulty

No Mike, it appears something untoward may have happened to the pigeons so they have turned the camera off because of the adverse publicity it will cause the RSPB over their so called protected birds who they maintain are vegan, and ALL pigeon fanciers know they are carnivores

on the twitters site the cam is broke and fixer is in cardiff they seem to think its great to see pigeons in nest and have never filmed pigeons in birmingham befor great news and im glad its now known as pigeon cam not peragrin cam :Very Funny: :Yipee: :Yipee: :Yipee: phew!!!

thats good news maid08....well have to wait and see what happens, hope they are ok....it seems they have built up quite a following. Thumbs up

GREAT NEWS...CAMERA BACK ON!!! pigeons safe and well by the look of things.... Thumbs up phew!!!

brill

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Peregrine Nestcam - or should it be Pigeon cam?
We all had high hopes - to witness a Peregrine Falcon hatching chicks and see those chicks fledge. But our peregrine has abandoned her nest and a pigeon has moved in...though it still could all change!

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You've probably noticed that our Peregrine cam based at Fort Dunlop, Castle Bromwich, has become a Pigeon cam!

It seems rather ironic considering that pigeons are one of the peregrines favourite prey. The worm has indeed turned as the saying goes. Louise Pedersen from the RSPB gives an update....


A pigeon has moved in
It's not over
We had high hopes for Fort Dunlop's peregrine pair this year and we are obviously disappointed - however how many people have ever seen a pigeon chick being born? This may be just the opportunity.

We may even still see the pigeons being evicted from the nest box and a new clutch of peregrine eggs laid. We just don't know.

It started with an egg...
It all started rather well with a curious twist along the way.

On 18 March, we noticed that the female peregrine had laid an egg in one of the boxes, hurrah. When we looked into the neighbouring box a few days later, what did we see but another egg!


Peregrine Falcon with her egg
This was rather peculiar because how on earth could she simultaneously sit on two eggs in two separate nest boxes, as each egg would need her body heat 24/7?

The female spent a week or so trying her best to incubate the eggs, and then one day she was gone without a trace.

Originally we blamed her absence on poor mothering skills and kept hoping that she would turn up again to lay a second clutch, but so far we haven't seen any signs of her or the male.

On 7 April, we could see that the eggs had been broken. Possibly a gull saw the unattended eggs as a smorgasbord. The peregrine mum hadn't been seen for a couple of weeks so we expected that this would happen.

We don't quite know what happened with the peregrines, but what we have seen isn't typical behaviour.

Was she disturbed?
Is it because she's young and inexperienced? Possibly. Or did she get spooked by something? Nesting peregrines are very sensitive to disturbance and it is possible that something might have happened outside the nest which made her feel that it was too dangerous to stay. Or has she gone somewhere else to nest? That's also possible.

So instead of spying on peregrines, all eyes are now on a nesting pigeon. At least someone is using the nest box for raising a family!

Hello Pigeon!
Although some of us may think that pigeons aren't quite as exciting to watch as Peregrines, I'm almost positive that the pigeon webcam is the first ever for Birmingham!

If you look, you'll see the female in the corner of the box. I could only see one shiny white egg, but others have said that they could see two.

Pigeons are far from dull, and one unique thing about pigeons is that they feed their young (called squabs) on so-called crop milk.

Crop milk isn’t really milky, it's rather solid, but very high in protein and fats, and like mother's milk contains all the good stuff that youngsters need to grow quickly.

As we are waiting for the young pigeons to hatch, time will show if the peregrines will return. If they do, our pigeon tenants better watch out!

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cam seems to be playing up again

yeah, been checking during the day and its off again...must be due for hatching soon i should think. Thumbs up

its back on now....with chicks

with chicks? been watching today but didnt notice chick?(when ive seen parents off egg there looked like only one....anyone know?)

well diffo chick there now but cock been of it for while

something very suspicious going on with the nestcam....its been off for a few days and now its back on theres no sign of the pigeons...and, as some watchers said the eggs had hatched...there is no sign of them either.
the egg that has been in the box for weeks has moved about 8 inches so something has gone on and it stinks.... :Not a chance:

DAVIDL wrote:something very suspicious going on with the nestcam....its been off for a few days and now its back on theres no sign of the pigeons...and, as some watchers said the eggs had hatched...there is no sign of them either.
the egg that has been in the box for weeks has moved about 8 inches so something has gone on and it stinks.... :Not a chance:

What do we do now. Who do we write to? Defo stinks. B*stards.

arseholes prob killed so the hawk might turn up and lay again im writeing to the birmingham post and will also email some big papers perhaps others could to the rspb a fing joke