FaB Peregrines

Day I-18 It started as a routine day. Tom turned up at 5:18 then Azina did the rest of the morning followed by Tom at lunchtime. Azina was 45 minutes into her next shift when we had a massive hailstorm. No Tom after that. It will be a long shift for Azina until tomorrow morning.

A rare sighting of Azina perched during Peregrine Watch tonight. She’s usually too much in a hurry to get back to her eggs…

Day I-17 A slightly more normal day, with Tom turning up at 5:27 for his first shift. Azina still did a 6 hour shift in the middle of the day. In total she will have done 21hr23 and Tom 2hr34.

Day I-16 Incubation continues fairly smoothly. There may still be intruders to deal with but they're dealt with swiftly and incubation continues. The last three days Azina has done roughly 21hr1/2 and Tom 2hr1/2 of it each day.

@KPeregrines @naectegale @JasonSm44257145 Congratulations!

We have our first @KPeregrines egg of 2026. Two days earlier than last year. P3V is blocking the egg, but based on her movement, I'd say she laid it at 13.07.55. Thanks to @JasonSm44257145 for spotting it.

High drama at Peregrine Watch today when an intruder landed on the ledge! An unringed female. She looked enormous during the aerial battle with Tom and Azina. Both are fine. Whole story on FB, YT or insta.

@KPeregrines @WriterHannahBT I have just seen one at my allotment 😊

@WriterHannahBT In my garden, Birchington-on-Sea, Kent.

I’ve seen so many butterflies today. Have you seen any?

Day I-11 Tom today

Day I-10 Incubation is continuing quite smoothly though Azina is into doing marathon day sessions (as well as normal night ones) at the moment with 6 1/2 hours yesterday and 7hrs today.

After a few hours on the eggs you need to relieve yourself…

Day I-7 Incubation is continuing smoothly. Azina denied Tom a lot yesterday morning and this afternoon, maybe due to the weather condtions.

@DaveMo57 He hasn’t gone far!

Quite an incredible morning, more to come with no less than 4 Peregrines present this morning! The male she has paired with is a 2024 male from Parliament, colour ringed!

At 16 years old the @BatterseaPwrStn female has got herself a mate!

Day I-4 All is going well with both birds taking turns on the eggs.

@hide94677 These guys are very early. Good luck with yours!

@FaBPeregrines The Peregrine Falcons I’m observing haven’t laid eggs yet, but the breeding season is approaching.🥚✨

Day I-2 The pair have settled into the incubation routine. Tom did a night shift between 2 and 3 am, unheard of here before.

@annie_warman 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

@FaBPeregrines So gorgeous. Increasing the odds of the youngsters and there’s plenty of food around judging by previous years. Let’s hope they manage all four 🙏🏻

The four eggs

@annie_warman She usually does 😊 Whether we’ll have four chicks now that’s another matter…

@FaBPeregrines I had a feeling you were going to have four this year! Wonderful news.

Azina laid her fourth egg at 5.49 this morning. You can just about glimpse it here a few seconds after. (not the one in front) 🥚 🥚 🥚 🥚

This morning's egg laying video, starting with Tom visiting and being told off. YouTube video: youtu.be/rB4J5sGz_tg

A few more shots.