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17 Apr 2021, 6:27pm
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More than 50,000 people have tuned in to see the pair’s four chicks since they hatched at the end of April.
photos: SWNS
Francis Hickenbottom, of the Wakefield Cathedral Peregrine Project, which runs live feeds of the birds and their daily activities, said they have now produced 25 chicks that have all survived.
The retired schoolteacher, 59, said: “They have built up quite a following. So many people get in touch to say how wonderful it is to follow the progress of the birds in lockdown.
“People are interested in the life cycle and want to see the family and these two peregrines raise their chicks.
How a pair of peregrines put Wakefield Cathedral on the map
Viewers from around the world have been tuning in to follow the fortunes of the spire s feathered residents and their daily dramas
4 April 2021 • 5:00am
Left to right: Colin Book, Rev Simon Cowling and Francis Hickenbottom have seen the peregrines gain a global following
Credit: Lorne Campbell / Guzelian
It has all the ingredients of a British global entertainment hit. A love story about a couple struggling to raise their family against the odds and set within the stately surroundings of a grand 19th century pile – in this case Wakefield Cathedral, which boasts the tallest spire in Yorkshire.