Over the last few weeks Jean has been up to her usual amazing and heroic
efforts in rescuing and safe guarding our special wildlife, particularly birds
of prey. Some of our regular followers might remember that earlier in the year
Jean was involved in successfully looking after several juvenile Peregrines,
and releasing them back into the wild - including the young bird that was featured
on Springwatch, following the illegal persecution of its parents. Three of the
other chicks fledged from their foster nests, whilst a fourth bird was returned
to another site near Ferrybridge having crash landed on an early
flight. That bird wasn’t to be the last Peregrine Jean would see this year
though – as last week one of the York Minster chicks ended up on the ground on
its maiden flight. Jean was soon in action and safely returned the chick to the
nesting ledge to keep it out of harm’s way until it gets a little bit more strength
in those flight muscles. After a few years of attempting to breed on this
site this is the first time they have been successful.
After an absence until the 1980's, Peregrines have since become regular
winter visitors to the area, with four or five birds seen on an almost
daily basis around the reserve. The first breeding pair was recorded six
years ago in the adjacent area, and now it’s great to see them back in
the heart of the city – well done to all involved and well done once
again Jean for all the great work you do.
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