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The RSPB has partnered up again with Worcester City Council to show footage of Worcester's peregrines as they, hopefully, raise their young on top of one of the city's most iconic buildings.

The charity and the council have been able to confirm, via footage from the camera, that the female peregrine has laid her first egg in the nesting box, and the pair are already taking incubation in shifts.

View of the nestcam

It's not yet confirmed how many eggs she has laid, but hatching is expected in a few weeks' time.

Viewing Peregrines

To help you get some of the best possible views of the peregrines and to follow the progress of the eggs, RSPB staff and volunteers will show the images from the nest on a screen at their stand outside the Guildhall each Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 4 April to 13 June, between 10am to 4.30pm.

The RSPB will also have a stand at the foot of St. Andrew's Spire, where they will be showing people the peregrines through telescopes and binoculars, and giving advice on anything from wildlife friendly gardening, to how to care for the birds in your garden and where to go to watch wildlife locally.

The live images from the nest can also be viewed on the City Council's website:

For 2009, the webpages are upgraded with lots more information including links to video from last year, especially featuring the ringing of last years chicks, and lots more pictures.

Peregrine stories

Chris Dobbs, Landscape Architect at the Council says: "I've been involved with this project now for the past three years and it certainly hasn't lost its magic.

"I can't help scouting for the peregrines every time when I walk past the Spire or the Cathedral, it's absolutely brilliant!"

Laura Reynolds, one of the RSPB's two Date with Nature officers in Worcester says: "The peregrines here in Worcester are wild birds and you just never know what will happen, but we are so relieved and excited to see on the nest cam footage that the peregrines have bred again this year.

"People in Worcester are really fortunate to share their city with one of the planet's fastest and most powerful hunters, and my colleague Andrew and I just can't wait to exchange stories about the peregrines with people who visit our stands by the Spire and by the Guildhall."

The Date With Nature viewing scheme is free of charge to all visitors.