For the sixth year running, Winnie the Peregrine has returned to the high ledge of Winchester Cathedral.

The resident falcon, who had at least 25 chicks at the breeding site with her late mate Chester, has been spotted over the past week on the cathedral’s Peregrine-Cam, with further sightings of her flying around the cathedral.

Winnie, who hatched another three Peregrine chicks in 2021, will now sit in wait of a new potential mate after Chester died in May last year.

Providing an update on Winnie's return, one of the Virgers at Winchester Cathedral, Ian James, said: “There is a little bit of an update on the Peregrines, we have now seen the female around the cathedral, and it has actually been seen up on the ledge within the last week.

“At the same time, we are now up and running with our Peregrine page on the website and the cameras are live. So, if you look on that from time to time throughout the day, there’s a very good chance you’ll see the female at the nest site.”

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