“So we’ve gone for a sort of a Plan B and we’ve put a remote camera next door, across the river on the roof of the Keighley Bus Museum,” said Wheatley.
“There’s a little ledge so you can’t quite see into the nest, but as the chicks grow up you can start to see them appearing on the camera.
“It will be great to monitor them over the next two weeks as they get to full size and approach that point where they’re going to be fledging. And that allows us to keep an eye on them as well.”
There are three nesting pairs of peregrines in Bradford, according to the group, and one pair in Leeds on the University’s Parkinson Building.
“An interesting connection we have with the peregrines that nest on the Parkinson Tower at the University of Leeds is that a peregrine that was born in 2019 – he’s the resident male at Lister Mill and he’s raising chicks there.
“He went about 10 miles over to Bradford to set up home. If you’re a peregrine, Bradford’s really attractive,” he said.
“Some fantastic heritage, tall buildings, great places for them to nest. More attractive than Leeds.”