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Nathalie on behalf of the Peregrine Falcons who live at Charing Cross Hospital (Fulham)
The chick has taken to sleep against the wall at times...
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about 10 hours ago
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A moment between Azina and the chick.
about 12 hours ago
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A few more shots
about 21 hours ago
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Day 13 The chick is still thriving. It was left on its own a bit more, it was a bit warmer. It got only four feeds, all pigeon again, but it was still so full of the previous one that the fourth one only lasted 6 minutes.
about 21 hours ago
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Twenty minutes with the chick today. YouTube video:
youtu.be/qWx6XpIHQ_w
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23 Apr 26 β Time with the chick
Twenty minutes with the chick today. 23 April 2026 at 12.50 p.m. Charing Cross Hospital
https://youtu.be/qWx6XpIHQ_w
1 day ago
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Another failed mating attempt.
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1 day ago
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Female intruder landed on the ledge again and started flirting with the male. Azina quickly put a end to that!
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1 day ago
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Day 12 The chick continues to do well. It has started to move around a bit more. Azina has still been brooding him a lot, maybe because of the chilly wind. It got six feeds, all pigeon. The new male has been bringing and offering food to Azina again. He didn't go near the chick today.
2 days ago
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They did it again! This time I was ready with my camera π
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2 days ago
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Funny moment this evening. The chick had ventured out of the normal brooding spot. Azina comes back, is a bit confused at first and goes on the eggs. She remembers the chick but it doesn't want to be brooded. Repeat. In the end the chick relents and goes under mum... Video:
youtu.be/dh_X_CIIklo
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22 Apr 26 β Fun time
Funny moment this evening. The chick had ventured out of the normal brooding spot. Azina comes back, is a bit confused at first and goes on the eggs. She remembers the chick but it doesn't want to beβ¦
https://youtu.be/dh_X_CIIklo
2 days ago
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Day 11 The chick is now 10 days old and can be left alone a bit more, but we had a strong cold wind so Azina still brooded the chick a lot. It's developing nicely with pin feathers coming through. Hence it preens a fair bit.
3 days ago
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The new male and the chick.
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3 days ago
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Azina and the new male mated on the ledge during this evening's Peregrine Watch. At last, after so many aborted attempts... Azina had just gone to sort out some Crows near the Ark, and got mobbed by Gulls, reminding them who they were messing with...
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3 days ago
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The chick was a bit ambitious don't you think? π
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4 days ago
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Tough love!
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4 days ago
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The chick takes advantage of Azina being away for a minute to preen this morning.
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4 days ago
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Forty minutes with the chick yesterday morning condensed in 3. YouTube video:
youtu.be/06bFwF62Rpw
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20 Apr 26 β Time with the chick
Forty minutes with the chick yesterday morning condensed in 3. 20 April 2026 at 6.57 a.m. Charing Cross Hospital
https://youtu.be/06bFwF62Rpw
4 days ago
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The male is eating near the nest box, spots Azina and starts doing the dangling ritual signalling he's got food for her. She accepts the offer and goes back to the box to feed the chick. YouTube video:
youtu.be/kAYcMal7Sss
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20 Apr 26 β Food offering
The male is eating near the nest box, spots Azina and starts doing the dangling ritual signalling he's got food for her. She accepts the offer and goes back to the box to feed the chick. 20 Aprilβ¦
https://youtu.be/kAYcMal7Sss
4 days ago
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Day 10 The male brought two pigons, freshly caught, to the ledge within the space of 2 1/2 hours. Pretty impressive! Azina used some of it to feed the chick.
4 days ago
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Day 9 The chick has mastered the art of the pancake π Azina has started leaving it on its own a bit more, for 10 or 20 minutes at a time. She is still mostly brooding it though.
5 days ago
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First flapping! Not much but it's a start π
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5 days ago
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The male has done it again! I think he's pretty terrified of Azina...
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5 days ago
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A few minutes with the chick this morning. A bit of preening and an annoying feather. YouTube video:
youtu.be/-ubOsh9Zp7E
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19 Apr 26 β Time with the chick
A few minutes with the chick this morning. A bit of preening and an annoying feather. 19 April 2026 at 7.11 a.m. Charing Cross Hospital
https://youtu.be/-ubOsh9Zp7E
6 days ago
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I have watched this a few times and still can't figure out what the new male intended to do...
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6 days ago
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Day 7 The chick is growing well. It got 8 feeds! All pigeon, some of it being the one the new male caught the day before. It has started preening a bit more and you can clearly see the first pin feathers.
7 days ago
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The new male came even closer to the chick this afternoon!
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7 days ago
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The male gave Azina a food offering this morning and she fed the chick with it. It may have been just a chicken foot he found on the wall from his prey from yesterday but it's a step in the right direction. YouTube video:
youtu.be/ckIHVc2gts4
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17 Apr 26 β Food offering
The male gave Azina a food offering this morning and she fed the chick with it. It may have been just a chicken foot he found on the wall from his prey from yesterday but it's a step in the rightβ¦
https://youtu.be/ckIHVc2gts4
7 days ago
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The new male showing us off his perfect feathers after his bath. Sorry Tom I used to call you manky, especially lately it was very distinctive in flight with your feathers of different lengths... And we'll miss that characteristic gap in the tail.
8 days ago
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Day 6 The chick continues to do well. It had five feeds today, all pigeon. Two lasted nearly twenty minutes. I saw it preen and hints of pins are starting to appear.
8 days ago
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During Peregrine Watch we saw the new male go hunting South. Later we heard Gull calls North and watched him bring back prey, mobbed by a Gull. He brought it to the ledge, killed it, ate then cached it by the nest box. Azina retrieved the food and fed the chick its last meal of the day.
8 days ago
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Another or same female intruder on the ledge three hours later. Again the male is a bit flirty (but she's rather bigger than him...)
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9 days ago
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Female intruder on the ledge this lunchtime.
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9 days ago
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Day 5 A good day with 7 feeds for the chick, all pigeon. No sign of the female intruder. Things are slowly progressing between Azina and the new male with the first recorded food offering happening. He'd gone to pick it up from his stash I think, not from Azina's. All in all, pretty good π
9 days ago
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First recorded food offering between the new male and Azina. YouTube video:
youtu.be/oYxl9I4dCmM
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15 Apr 26 β First food offering
First recorded food offering between the new male and Azina. They'd landed together a few minutes before but because he looks like more interested in eating it Azina had gone back to the box toβ¦
https://youtu.be/oYxl9I4dCmM
9 days ago
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This is how close the new male got to the chick today... Azina had gone hunting/fetching food/eating. Nothing happened, he was there one second then rushed to the other end of the ledge. That's one thing he likes doing, walking from one end of the ledge to the other, but not on the wall.
10 days ago
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Day 4 The chick is strong and got plenty of food again. All pigeon today, over six feeds. There won't be more chicks, the window's closed now. To be honest, with Tom's age, I wasn't sure there would even be one...
10 days ago
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This was the chick's third feed of the day. Not much change since yesterday. YouTube video:
youtu.be/cz4M4L7b_Mo
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14 Apr 26 β Third feed
This was the chick's third feed of the day. Not much change since yesterday. 14 April 2026 at 12.17 p.m. Charing Cross Hospital
https://youtu.be/cz4M4L7b_Mo
10 days ago
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A few minutes with the new male this morning. He's not used to the camera, hopefully he will in due course. YouTube video:
youtu.be/tyhcH-3zT5o
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14 Apr 26 β New male
A few minutes with the new male this morning. He's not used to the camera, hopefully he will in due course. 14 April 2026 at 7.35 a.m. Charing Cross Hospital
https://youtu.be/tyhcH-3zT5o
11 days ago
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Day I-37/3 The chick is doing well but I think Azina is trying to kill it with food π She's been bringing so much, half the time it doesn't even wake up from its food coma. Its crop was bigger than its head after the last feed, or at least it looked that way. On the menu was Parakeet and Pigeon.
11 days ago
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Today's third feed for the chick. It's been eating very well, Pigeon and Parakeet again. As you can see there is still only the one chick, it's becoming more and more likely that it's going to stay that way. YouTube clip:
youtu.be/27_hfHK2VA8
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13 Apr 26 β Chick is being fed
Today's third feed for the chick. It's been eating very well, Pigeon and Parakeet again. As you can see there is still only the one chick, it's becoming more and more likely that it's going to stayβ¦
https://youtu.be/27_hfHK2VA8
11 days ago
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I finally managed to zoom in on the new male this afternoon to take some closer shots. You can tell he's been in a fight from the left side of his head but he seems OK. What strikes me the most is how deep yellow his feet, beak and eye rings are!
12 days ago
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Day I-36/2 The chick is still on its own and seems to be doing OK. It had three feeds, of Parakeet and Pigeon. I am not seeing pips on the other eggs.
12 days ago
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The new guy on the railing during Peregrine Watch tonight.
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12 days ago
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If Azina had to contend with just the new male it would be bad enough but today the/a female intruder has been most persistent, forcing Azina out many many times. In this clip the new male lands first then the intruding female. Azina leaves the box and chases her off.
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13 days ago
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Day 2 The chick had Parakeet also for its second meal π No other chick. And the new male is still around.
13 days ago
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The chick's first feed! Parakeet! YouTube video:
youtu.be/Od9UIs8Jrac
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11 Apr 26 β Parakeet for first feed
The chick's first feed! Parakeet! 11 April 2026 at 7.25 p.m. Charing Cross Hospital
https://youtu.be/Od9UIs8Jrac
13 days ago
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Day I-35 The chick had Parakeet for its first meal!
#EatYourGreens
13 days ago
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Still no news of Tom. And there is now a new male starting to court Azina... Nothing happened until mid afternoon when I spotted a bird perched. Through the scope it didn't quite look like Tom. Later I saw its legs and it had no rings...
13 days ago
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Clip of the chick being revealed at 11.15 this morning:
youtu.be/zWJIn0x1_PY
I went through the recordings and estimate it may have hatched around 9.20, the first glimpse of the eggshell being at 9.27am. Still no Tom. And we saw at least one other Peregrine on the hospital this afternoon.
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11 Apr 26 β First chick hatches
One chick hatched this morning around 9.20. This is the clip of the chick being revealed at 11.15am. (Apologies for the poor quality) 11 April 2026 at 11.15 a.m. Charing Cross Hospital
https://youtu.be/zWJIn0x1_PY
14 days ago
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There is a chick! Hatched in the last couple of hours I think, still a bit wet. This was the first time Azina left the box since 6:30pm yesterday. Still no sign of Tom...
14 days ago
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