Salisbury’s peregrines lay first egg of the year
The birds returned to nest on the Cathedral tower
Last updated 20th Mar 2022
Salisbury Cathedral's peregrines have their first egg of 2022.
The female came back to the nest just before 7.00pm on Saturday (19 March) and laid the egg about an hour later, just before 8.00pm.
She stayed on the nest until the early hours of this morning (Sunday 20 March) when the male flew in to take over.
After a short break, the female was back on the nest at 6.30am.
The birds are expected to continue watching the egg in shifts from now on.
Last year the first egg was laid on 15 March.
The first egg of 2022 is exciting news and means there’ll be a lot to see on the webcam – but it is still a waiting and watching game.
The female won’t start incubating the eggs until the last one has been laid and she will lay at roughly 48 hour intervals.
The peregrines have been enjoying some great weather in the last few days, which looks set to last according to the forecast.
It was the local RSPB who issued the egg-alert, particularly Pat Byrne, who spotted it late on Saturday night!
WATCH THE SALISBURY PEREGRINES
There are cameras placed around the nest box on the Cathedral tower.
Live stream, from the nest camera, courtesy of iCode Systems, can be found here.