..Peregrines sear across the cold sky and are gone...
(J A Baker)
A glorious blue day and first stint at the Cathedral. Plenty of people on and off, enough to keep busy but not so many as to feel overrun. The female came in with a pigeon which it left on a ledge and in the afternoon took it or a new pigeon into the nest turret. One or two youngsters posing in the castellations ensured that there were birds on show for most of the day. Some chaos (and concern) ensued mid afternoon when a male chick (69) surprised everyone by launching from the turret , clattering into the building and ending up on the roof of Iceland with mum in tow. Much talk of phoning for help with recovery but apparently it made it back to the cathedral OK.
Other than that one each of Buzzard, Goldcrest and Grey Wagtail , a few swifts, Painted Lady(3), Holly Blue(3), several teneral damsels (presumed Azure) and Merodon equestris.
