John Boorman
@johnboorman
Interest in natural history. Birder since teens. Monitor Peregrine sites in association with LPP incl. Sutton, and Morden which I helped to establish in 2015.
4/4. This is a brief video from the webcam this afternoon of one of the juvenile males, unusually close to the camera, and I think ZXT.
3/4. I've included, with his agreement, this phone video taken shortly before I got there by Shree, Quest House Security, and which shows all six, 5 on the vent ledges and one on the wall above, which I think was probably the adult female.
Sutton Peregrines. 1/4. All 6 birds were visible for a short while this afternoon. Unfortunately for me, the adult female had gone when I got there, but I still saw 5 - the 3 remaining juveniles, the 2025 immature male (now moulting into adult plumage) and the adult male (in 2/4).
Local birding. One of two very vocal Blackcaps singing at West Sutton Station today. #londonbirds
Garden wildlife. Two Gatekeeper butterflies (Pyronia tithonus), and a Flower Crab spider (Misumena vatia) in the garden this afternoon. @britishspiders.bsky.social #londonwildlife
Garden wildlife. A sleeping Fox cub this morning. 🧡🦊 #londonwildlife #FoxOfTheDay
I'm now the proud owner of this lovely Harriet Mead Long-tailed Tit sculpture, one of my favourite birds. Thanks to my sister Helen (one of Harriet's teachers at Norwich School of Art and Design), who commissioned it for my recent 70th birthday. Only outdoors for the photos!
Sutton Peregrines. A short video from this evening with two of the juveniles. One of them has prey and flies off with it as the other arrives, which then flies off in pursuit. They can both be seen briefly (and heard) as they are flying around. #londonbirds
Garden wildlife. Patiently waiting for her dinner. 🧡🦊 #londonwildlife #FoxOfTheDay
Garden wildlife. I'm frequently seeing Jersey Tiger moths (Euplagia quadripunctaria) locally at the moment - this one was in my garden last night. #londonwildlife
Sutton Peregrines. All 3 remaining juveniles were on Quadrant House this morning, 2 on the west side vent ledges with both adults. The 3rd was seen in flight and landed on an east side vent ledge. The other 2 were still on the west side at this time. I didn't see the '25 male.
Local wildlife. Also in the wildflower area at West Sutton Station this morning was this attractive Hoverfly. I struggle to identify these, but I think this one is likely Eristalis sp. @rlewington2.bsky.social #londonwildlife
Local wildlife. Common Blue butterflies (Polyommatus icarus) are becoming quite frequent visitors to the wildflower area at West Sutton Station now. Also this morning, a few of what I presume were Small White butterflies (Pieris rapae). #londonwildlife
Garden wildlife. Early yesterday one of the Fox cubs was playing with something I'd assumed it had found, like a glove, but it was actually a male House Sparrow. I'm sure it was already dead by then, and the cub proceeded to eat it. An impressive catch if it caught it itself.
Starlings, a House Sparrow (and a juvenile Robin in the first photo) in the garden this morning!
The 2025 immature male, and then both adults (female on the wall above, male below).
Sutton Peregrines. 1/3. A video of a juvenile preening early this morning, then in 2/3 another visitor to the ledge this morning, a Pied Wagtail. Then in 3/3 there's a photo of the 2025 immature male as he was on a vent ledge, and a screenshot of both adults from later this afternoon.
3/7. Three juveniles. There's some interesting interaction/sound here.
1/7. All three remaining juveniles were together on camera yesterday evening, initially one (as in this video), then two and finally three before they all flew off at the same time. #londonbirds
Garden birding. Plenty of Starlings, mainly juveniles, drinking and bathing in one of the bird baths this morning. Unsurprisingly, it needed refilling after that! There are also House Sparrows in the photos, and a juvenile Robin in the first. #londonbirds
Garden wildlife. Some photos of one of the Fox cubs from this morning. 🧡🦊 #londonwildlife #FoxOfTheDay
Garden birding. A rare visitor to the garden today was this Jay, no doubt attracted to my bird baths. Unfortunately, it had just started bathing when it was chased off for the second time by a Fox cub! #londonwildlife