TWO visitors from overseas, Heinz Eberhard from Zurich-Glattal Rotary Club and Alma Ziziliauskiené from Vilnius, Lithuania, joined us for breakfast recently.
Both are studying English at a local language school and are enjoying the buzz at Vigornia breakfast meetings.
Chris Dobbs, heritage and design leader of Worcester City Council, talked to us about the peregrine falcons which have nested in St Andrew’s spire for some years.
The peregrine falcons are camera shy this year, so are not nesting – perhaps they heard about the eight cameras installed to record them.
Chris showed a marvellous video from 2009 about ringing this fastest creature in the world – peregrines are even faster than cheetahs – and told of the mortality rate often caused by gull attacks.
He said that the British Trust of Ornithologists are experts who ring the birds and our council is in partnership with RSPB, which has a stand in CrownGate Shopping Centre, Worcester, this year.
Chris said that the nearest nest this year was in Malvern. Overall, the peregrine falcon population is increasing due in part to environmental improvements such as fewer pesticides. No wonder Celia refers to Chris as 'the peregrine falcon expert'.
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