Worcester Cathedral has relaunched its Peregrine Falcon livestream on YouTube as the birds return to their nest.

The live stream will give the public an intimate view as the birds named Peter and Peggy make their scrape – a hollow dug out in the gravel for nesting.

While there may not be much action in the coming weeks, the Cathedral's peregrine experts are hopeful that the first eggs will be laid towards the end of March.

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If all goes well, chicks might be seen hatching by late April or early May.

Thereafter, viewers might witness exciting milestones including feeding, ringing, and fledging of the chicks at the beginning of June.

Peter and Peggy first moved into the Cathedral in 2022, marking the first time in over a decade that a mated pair of peregrines nested there, subsequently producing and fledging four chicks.

Last year, a live hi-res camera was installed, offering 24-hour coverage that received almost 400,000 views worldwide.

This year, the team has not only brought back the cameras but will also broadcast the livestream within the cathedral.

Later in the breeding season, the cathedral will host several drop-in sessions.

Experts will attend, with cameras and scopes to offer closer views of the birds, and share insights about the species.

Chris Dobbs, biodiversity advisor for the Cathedral, said: "It’s fantastic to see this pair back at the Cathedral for what we hope will be another successful year.

"The birds love Cathedral towers because they are similar in some ways to their natural habitat nesting sites, which include quarry faces, sea cliffs, and mountainsides, as they like to have a high prospect looking over the area of their territory, which Cathedral towers and other tall buildings in cities provide. "

Tracing back several centuries, Peregrines have had a long history in Worcester, even featuring in the Cathedral's grand West Window and other parts of its stonework.

Peregrines, the fastest living thing on earth, reaching speeds over 200mph in a hunting dive, are currently classified as Green under the UK’s Birds of Conservation Concern.

The pair's progress can be watched live on YouTube or the Worcester Cathedral website (https://www.worcestercathedral.org.uk/news/peregrine-falcons).