@aiwayamaha Hi, I've been away from Devon for a month, but the falcons were still living on the church when I left, and have been for at least 10 years. So it's very likely they are still there now. If you want to go and have a look it's in Dinham Road, there are always lots of bones and feathers scattered around the bottom of the spire from their last meal. Gary
@garylq Thanks for the reply. Will check it out next weekend. Bristol is good for peregrines. I saw it on a BBC programe. Not sure in bristol but somewhere it has rocks cliffs near a bridge.
@garylq Thanks for the reply. Will check it out next weekend. Bristol is good for peregrines. I saw it on a BBC programe. Not sure in bristol but somewhere it has rocks cliffs near a bridge.
I install cameras in the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California. We have two Peregrine falcons living in the center of the bridge just under the road deck. They have buzzed us a few times and I finally got a photo of one of them, he is a beauty.
The reason these Peregrines are nesting on our tall buildings in towns & cities for the last ten/fifteen years is due to NATURAL nesting sites are full up.They"ve been known to nest close to each other,unheard of before!Still protected by law,but surely this is proof enough theres no need to any longer,or our songbirds will be wiped out together with the Sparrowhawk!
I lived in a flat in Dinham Rd in 1998 and was eating lunch with some friends when feathers started to drift in through the window. We looked out and saw a Peregrin up on one of the little spires plucking a pigeon it had caught. The breeze was just right. My friends were over the moon as they were bird watches on their way to visit Dawlish Warren.
Yes, St.Michaels Church is close to The Iron Bridge. The peregrines have been there for around 10/11 years, so I expect you saw them soon after they first colonised the spire.
I remember sitting on a bench accross from this church,(its the one by the bridge isn't it?) about 10 years back and seeing some sort of birds of prey then, not sure if they were peregrines or not
my favourite animal : D
Sm3gH3adx 8 months ago
I live on Fore Street with my window directly facing this nest and I have never spotted them yet!
tomgibo 1 year ago
Amazing stuff. I live in Exmouth so trying to find local peregrine spots. Will there be any now Sep 2010?
aiwayamaha 1 year ago
@aiwayamaha Hi, I've been away from Devon for a month, but the falcons were still living on the church when I left, and have been for at least 10 years. So it's very likely they are still there now. If you want to go and have a look it's in Dinham Road, there are always lots of bones and feathers scattered around the bottom of the spire from their last meal. Gary
garylq 1 year ago
@garylq Thanks for the reply. Will check it out next weekend. Bristol is good for peregrines. I saw it on a BBC programe. Not sure in bristol but somewhere it has rocks cliffs near a bridge.
aiwayamaha 1 year ago
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@garylq Thanks for the reply. Will check it out next weekend. Bristol is good for peregrines. I saw it on a BBC programe. Not sure in bristol but somewhere it has rocks cliffs near a bridge.
aiwayamaha 1 year ago
Forgot to add,Thanks for the vid Gary,lovely stuff.
Chubcatcher 2 years ago
SkaSnake....our songbirds and sparrowhawks have a hell of a lot more to worry about than being eaten by a falcon.
If all the natural cliff sites were full of falcons they would be considerably more common than they are now.
Please engage grey matter in future,that was a damned silly post.
Chubcatcher 2 years ago
I install cameras in the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, California. We have two Peregrine falcons living in the center of the bridge just under the road deck. They have buzzed us a few times and I finally got a photo of one of them, he is a beauty.
GTVAlfaMan 2 years ago
The reason these Peregrines are nesting on our tall buildings in towns & cities for the last ten/fifteen years is due to NATURAL nesting sites are full up.They"ve been known to nest close to each other,unheard of before!Still protected by law,but surely this is proof enough theres no need to any longer,or our songbirds will be wiped out together with the Sparrowhawk!
SkaSnake65 3 years ago
I lived in a flat in Dinham Rd in 1998 and was eating lunch with some friends when feathers started to drift in through the window. We looked out and saw a Peregrin up on one of the little spires plucking a pigeon it had caught. The breeze was just right. My friends were over the moon as they were bird watches on their way to visit Dawlish Warren.
trevsharp 3 years ago
Yes, St.Michaels Church is close to The Iron Bridge. The peregrines have been there for around 10/11 years, so I expect you saw them soon after they first colonised the spire.
garylq 3 years ago
I remember sitting on a bench accross from this church,(its the one by the bridge isn't it?) about 10 years back and seeing some sort of birds of prey then, not sure if they were peregrines or not
coolnamebob 3 years ago