There were some visitors back at the nest earlier today. It appears to be siblings coming to chat it up and rest their wings before going to find their next meal.

It wasn't the most graceful of fledges, but the last peregrine chick went off the edge earlier this morning. We hope it found it's wings to follow it's siblings on to the next journey. That wraps up the adventures from Shell Scotford. Until next season!

Two more peregrines have fledged, leaving the chick who hatched last alone in the nest. This feisty peregrine fought his brothers and sisters to get his food and grow despite his smaller size. Thanks to our fellow birdwatcher, Kathy, for sending us this great shot of the fourth peregrine fledging this morning!

Great news! Two of the five peregrines have fledged. Keep watching to see when the other three will take their great leap from the nest and soar through the skies!

The peregrine chicks have a lot more colouring and adult feathers! They appear to enjoy going out on the ledge of the nest to catch some sun and check out the area below.

The siblings are keeping close together on cooler days and evenings. More of the chicks' white fluffy down is being replaced with their adult feathers. Some chicks are already stretching out their wings and checking out the scenic views over the ledge of the nest in anticipation of testing them out.

The peregrine chicks are much larger this week as the parents are feeding them several times a day. You can see the start of colour changing feathers on heads, wing tips, and tails. The parents are very busy ensuring they all get some food!

The peregrine chicks at Shell have grown quite a bit in just over a week. They will continue to grow and be fed several times a day into the summer weeks.

All five peregrines have now hatched and the parents have been busy keeping them fed and warm during this rainy week. Keep watching to see them grow!

Two more peregrines hatched over the weekend! We suspect the fifth chick head will be poking out soon as there is a crack in the remaining fifth egg. The peregrine parents have a lot of new mouths to feed!

Exciting News! Two of the five chicks have hatched at Shell. As the time comes closer to hatching, the falcon will eat a lot more grit around the nest site to aid with the digestion of the egg shells after the chicks have hatched. The eggs shells are added calcium, so no food is wasted by the peregrine. If you look closely, you can see a small crack in one of the eggs, so it's safe to assume there will be more eggs hatching tonight and in to the weekend. Stay tuned for updates!

Peregrine falcons have been trained for falconry hunting for more than a thousand years. In fact, captive breeding by falconers was instrumental in the conservation and restoration of the species after its population was devastated by the pesticide DDT.

There are now five eggs at Shell for a full clutch!

Two more eggs have been laid at Shell over the last few days for a total of four eggs! Did you know - incubation of the eggs usually begin in earnest with the third egg. Peregrines will incubate their eggs for just over a month before the chicks hatch. The male incubates the eggs for short periods too so that the female can leave to eat. Thanks to Kathy for sending us this awesome screenshot!

The birds now have a pair of eggs at Shell. Will there be more at this nest?

After much anticipation, the first egg has been laid at Shell. Will there be more over the coming days?

The birds are back and admiring themselves in the camera!