It’s been another eventful day for the Barclays Peregrines. After one of the juveniles was grounded earlier this week following a fledging attempt, yesterday evening saw the successful fledging of the 3 young, with one having made it’s way to the top of the Barclays building with the adults and venturing away from its usual ledge in the morning. They usually fledge between 5-6 weeks of age and will stay around with the parents for a further 2-3months while they learn to hunt and become independent.

On the Osprey Webcam last night, a pair of Nightjar were displaying, with churring starting at 04:09, followed by the arrival of a female perching on the nest platform and a male coming into view shortly after. Our Purbeck Puffin Cruise yesterday evening presented perfect conditions for viewing the birds, with 5 individual Puffins recorded, notably with one perched on the lower rocks at Durlston with the Guillemot colony. Matching the success of the nesting Peregrines at Barclays, the breeding pair at Ballard Down could be seen from the boat with 3 juveniles on the cliffs of Old Harry, looking as though fledging was imminent. It’s a fantastic sight to see multiple pairs doing so well.

– Liv Cooper

Juvenile Peregrine on top of Barclays – Martin Adams

Puffin – Dancing Ledge – George Butler