EALING Hospital’s resident peregrine falcons, Dusty and Freddy, are proud parents again.

Web cam images show two of the four eggs that hatched in late spring, with the surviving babies being fed on a diet of pigeons and parakeets until they are big enough to fly themselves.

Ealing Wildlife Group is monitoring their progress and recently had access to the hospital roof to put ID rings on their legs.

The raptors can be recognised when they are old enough to fly the nest and start their own families.

EWG’s 3,700-strong Facebook group regularly report sightings of wildlife in the borough, including barn owls, hobby falcons, several types of bat and the rare great crested newt, championed by former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone. 

Sean McCormark, chair of Ealing Wildlife Group, said: “It is fantastic to see Dusty and Freddy have succeeded in raising chicks again since I originally installed the nest box in 2021.  

"A huge thanks to the hospital who welcomed the project, the council for funding the webcam and our licensed bird ringer so we can keep track of the peregrines’ journey as they get older and fly the nest.”

You can watch the birds of prey live at www.ealingwildlifegroup.com