There is some egg-citing news from the top of Cromer Parish Church’s tower. 

The female peregrine who has called the spot home since 2019 has laid her first egg of the season.

Two more are expected - if things go according to schedule, the second egg could be laid within hours. 

Chris Skipper, from the Cromer Peregrine Project, said: “The egg looks good, it’s a good condition and a good colour. We had one last year which looked a bit pale. 

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“There are usually 60 hours in between, so the second egg should be laid today [Monday] at about 7.30pm, and the third one on Thursday morning.”

Mr Skipper said around 5,000 people tuned in to the Cromer Peregrines Live Stream on Facebook when the first egg was laid. “The viewing figures have gone through the roof,” he said. 

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North Norfolk News: A 'changing over' of the male and female peregrines incubating their first egg of the 2023 season A 'changing over' of the male and female peregrines incubating their first egg of the 2023 season (Image: Cromer Peregrine Project)

The project runs a viewing point with telescopes people can use, which will reopen in front of Cromer Museum on Saturday, April 1.

The Cromer peregrines have been nicknamed Henry - after legendary lifeboatman Henry Blogg - and Poppy - after Poppyland, a nickname for the area.