The peregrine chicks at All Saints' Church in Stamford have been spotted out of their nest.

The eggs were laid at Stamford's All Saints' Church by the returning breeding pair earlier in the spring, with residents and bird watchers waiting eagerly.

The eggs hatched in May, and their progress has been watched on the live stream.

The peregrine pair nested on the All Saints tower for the first time in 2021, rearing two chicks. 

The birds generated great interest in the local community and so, over the following winter, two cameras were installed overlooking the two turrets favoured by the birds. These cameras were funded by generous donations from members of the church congregation.

Pea gravel, which provides the perfect nesting substrate, was added in both locations to encourage them to breed again. Sure enough, the birds chose to nest in front of one of the cameras, giving the community a privileged view of Peregrine family life over the course of spring and summer 2022, when they reared three chicks. 

They returned in March 2023, and they have been watched eagerly since.

Now, the youngsters have been spotted wandering short distances from the nest across the top of the church.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Photos taken this evening of all three <a href="https://twitter.com/SaintsOnline?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SaintsOnline</a> youngsters out on the ledge looking stunning! 📷 credit Edward Nigel Jolley. Not many days now until the first fledge. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/peregrinefalcon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#peregrinefalcon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Stamford?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Stamford</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lookup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Lookup</a> <a href="https://t.co/sVpn5DNv6u">pic.twitter.com/sVpn5DNv6u</a></p>&mdash; Stamford All Saints&#39; Peregrines (@SaintsPeregrine) <a href="https://twitter.com/SaintsPeregrine/status/1668727450090500096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

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