Salisbury Cathedral's peregrines have some EGG-citing news!

It's the first one of the season

Author: Jack DeeryPublished 16th Mar 2021

There's been some egg-citing (sorry!) news for anyone interested in the peregrine falcons at Salisbury Cathedral.

Last night at around 11:40pm the resident female laid her first egg of the breeding season.

The two parents looking at the first laid egg on Monday

She stayed with it overnight, before taking a break when her mate arrived at around 6am.

It was seen on their live stream cameras in the nest box.

At around 10:40am this morning, one of the birds could be seen sitting on top of it, which they will do for brief periods.

One of the birds was seen sat over the top of it this morning

Last year 4 eggs were laid, which is around the usual amount, but incubation will begin after they have all appeared.

They are generally laid at 2-3 day intervals and usually take 29-30 days to hatch.

This could mean we start to see some chicks towards the end of April.

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