St Peter's Church Yaxley
Peregrine Falcon Camera
Our website is following VJP - a Peregrine Falcon currently residing on the tower of St Peter's Church, Yaxley. We know he was born in 2021 at All Saints Church in Stamford and that he adopted the spire of St Peter's, Yaxley as his new home in the Spring of 2023. In his first year with us (2023), VJP fathered three chicks with an unringed female nicknamed Florence. In 2024 VJP parented another two chicks with Florence (probably...), both of whom successfully fledged and flew the nest!
The 2025 situation was complicated and came to a premature end with four eggs having been laid but failing to hatch.
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2025 Overview
The 2025 situation was extremely complicated and ultimately came to a premature conclusion. We were unsure which (unringed) female bird was in residence, but it is highly likely she was a new partner for VJP and in her first year. Four eggs were laid with the last on the 10th May, which is very late in the season - In fact many other sites were hatching at the time they arrived!
Hatching date was estimated to be around the 12th June, however this came and went with no activity leading to a great deal of concern. Our worst fears were realised and the Yaxley Peregrine adventure ended for 2025.
2025 Archive Headlines
It's time to announce the bad news…. The Yaxley peregrine eggs won't hatch now as they are significantly past their hatching date.
We are informed that this is not unusual, with a likely first time female, and it did not bode well when they were so late getting together. Peregrines across the UK have had one of their worst years ever with lots of egg failures, a large number of brood depletions and many nests have been disrupted by visits from wandering, unpaired birds.
The female will likely sit the eggs for some time now as the desire to hatch them will override any thoughts she might have regarding timescale as, basically, she doesn't know it's hatch time until she hears the chicks cheeping in the egg.
Therefore, to save us all from any distressing images, in deepest sorrow, we have ended the live feed.
It's been an exciting journey in 2025: Let's look forward in prayer, and optimism, to the 2026 season.