News from Heather Davison, who's working in Scarborough to show people the amazing peregrines on the cliffs
It’s been a couple of weeks since the start of the Scarborough peregrines Date with Nature scheme – and it’s been a mixed bag so far.
Unfortunately, the first nest failed. We can't be sure why, but our money is on the horrendous weather we have been having. As peregrines have been nesting there for several years now and they have fledged chicks each year, this seems the most likely explanation.
It may have been that the nest was just in the wrong spot and too exposed to the wind or was flooded out after the amount of rain that has come down.
The good news is that Mrs P has been looking very interested in a couple of old nests, so we will have to wait to see if she goes on to do the business.
We are just hoping this good weather will encourage the peregrines to nest again and hopefully lay another clutch. It has been known to happen if the first one fails, so fingers crossed!
this wonderful picture was taken by Adrian Ewart earlier this month