Information, Facts and Figures

Fact File:

Latest update on the family at Chichester Cathedral - Mum and Dad have done it again. They are the proud parents of 4 bouncing fluffy white chicks. Well done!

The first egg of 2010 was laid during the night of 20/21 March. We are looking forward to another amazing year of peregrines.

Pictures of the Chichester Peregrines on sale in Cloisters Cathedral Shop along with peregrine keyrings, fridgemagnets and tea towels - with more peregrine merchandise to come!

Information about the Chichester Peregrine Family

From March to June it is possible to stand in the Centre of Chichester around the Cathedral and watch these amazing birds. This pair have been nesting here for 10 years and have now raised 34.

We do not know the exact age of the parents as they are not ringed but estimate them to be about 12/13 years old.

Once the chicks have fledged and they have been taught how to hunt and catch their food (they live exclusively on birds catching them only on the wing) they will go their own way. Sometimes a juvenile will hang around the parents hoping for a free meal but by the time the next nesting season comes round they will be chased off to find their own place in the world. We do not know where all the offspring of this couple are but we know several live in Sussex, there is one in Cambridge and Canterbury and they have been found as far afield as Holland.

The Cathedral has a wonderful tea rooms, and in April the RSPB set up a television link on the nest and telescopes for public viewing; a great way to while away an afternoon.

A big thank you to Mel Durkin, Pete Harrison, Graham Walls, John Pullen and Graham Roberts for keeping us up to date!!