Welcome to the St James' Peregrine Webcam 2025
This page is updated with the latest news from St James's.
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28 March
The female spent over 7 hours on the nest last night, leaving at around 03.00. She returned at 06.57 and remains there as I write this at 08.00. All signs are that the first egg is imminent – keep watching, I won't be able to post further reports until 1st April.
25 March
Mating again at 05.38 this morning.
22 March
To answer a frequently-asked question, these are the dates of the first egg being laid over the past 4 years:
2021 – 27 March
2022 – 26 March
2023 – 31 March
2024 – 29 March
You can download a PDF with all the data since 2015 HERE
21 March
05.54 this morning. Grainy video of the pair mating on a gargoyle on the north side, after the female spent much of the night sleeping on the nest.
http://www.louthperegrines.org.uk/resources/25-03-25.mp4
20 March
The pair mated several times yesterday on the gargoyles on the north side of the tower. Last night, the female came on the nest at 23.45 and slept until 05.30. After a break, she returned at 08.20, departing with the male at 09.30. First egg next week?
http://www.louthperegrines.org.uk/resources/18-03-25.mp4
18 March
Grey wagtail living dangerously...
http://www.louthperegrines.org.uk/resources/17-03-25.mp4
17 March
The grey wagtail, first seen on the walkway on 6th February is still around – viewed on the west walkway at 06.50 this morning.
Meanwhile, the peregrines are making increasingly regular visits to the nest. First egg by the end of the month?
14 March
08.20 this morning
http://www.louthperegrines.org.uk/resources/14-03-25.mp4
10 March
The benefit of multiple cameras on the tower walkway. The male is first spotted arriving on the south walkway (16.45), before scuttling along the west side, to arrive at the north, where he works on the gravel in the nest tray.
http://www.louthperegrines.org.uk/resources/10-03-25.mp4
9 March
Feeding frenzy!
http://www.louthperegrines.org.uk/resources/09-03-25.mp4
8 March
A red kite drifted near the church at 15.15 and our female peregrine chased it off, accompanied by suitable calls of encouragement by the male, perched on the spire. First engagement with a raptor this year.
7 March
Much activity on the nest today – single birds and sometimes the pair.
6 March
Male brings a gift for the female, but she had just left.
5 March
Love is in the air! Numerous visits by our pair today.
http://www.louthperegrines.org.uk/resources/05-03-25.mp4
3 March
A few visits by the female today, enlarging the scrape and eating gravel (that aids digestion). Then, around 17.30, the pair arrived together, with the male first on the nest. The female remained for 20 minutes.
http://www.louthperegrines.org.uk/resources/03-03-25.mp4
28 February
The male poked his head through the crenellations at 7am this morning. Presumably checking the nest is still in place!
Later, the female made two visits to the nest – at 12.09 for 25 minutes, and again at 16.00 for 10 minutes. On both occasions she worked on creating a scrape in the gravel, ready for nesting.
26 February
FINALLY!!! the cameras are working. I hope to get the live-streaming going in the next day or so, in the meatime, I'll post any interesting footage here.
21 February
Another day, another fruitless climb to the tower, to replace a failed power unit. However, the problem remains – probably somewhere in the photo below. Any qualified CCTV experts available?!
Meanwhile, our pair have taken to roosting on the east side of the tower, sheltered just above the bell chamber. We would expect the female to begin sitting on the nest in a couple of weeks.
16 February
A power failure somewhere has stopped the recording and streaming. Possibly within the church, which is closed until tomorrow.
13 February
First visit to the nest tray by the pair this afternoon. They arrived at 15.51 and stayed for 12 minutes. Exactly the same date as last year!
http://www.louthperegrines.org.uk/resources/13-2-25.mp4
9 February
Black redstart visible on the east walkway 08.00.
6 February
Second visit by the male at 07.08. He stayed for 6 minutes, eating gravel. The black redstart was recorded by the cameras on all four walkways from first light.
2 February
10 days earlier than last year, the male makes his first visit at 07.35 today. The black redstart was also present briefly at 09.45
29 January
A remarkable recording by the nest camera yesterday. Around 13.30, a black redstart was seen feeding on and around the nest tray. It remained for about 1 hour and was possibly the bird seen in the east of the town on 7 January, a scarce winter visitor and a first for Louth since April 2012.
Click the image below to see the video on YouTube.
27 January
The nest tray was put in place today. Also, all the cameras have been installed, including the live-stream to the church coffee shop and a new camera monitoring the south walkway (previously hidden from view). This camera was paid for by Mike Tarrant and Julia Mullett, in memory of Julia's brother Barry Clarkson, an acomplished bird-watcher, who passed away suddenly on 26 December 2023.
Our birds watched the proceedings from the spire.
15 January 2025
And we’re off! The pair together on the east side of the tower, roosting above the bell chamber mid-afternoon.
Cameras and nest tray on 27th January, weather permitting.
