{"id":35717,"date":"2026-03-12T18:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=35717"},"modified":"2026-03-12T18:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T10:21:43","slug":"singapores-peregrine-falcon-nanny-cam-back-online-after-technical-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=35717","title":{"rendered":"Singapore\u2019s peregrine falcon nanny cam back online after technical issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->Singapore\u2019s only known pair of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/only-breeding-pair-of-peregrine-falcons-in-singapore-hatch-two-chicks-for-first-time?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">breeding peregrine falcons and their fledglings<\/span><\/a> <!-- -->are back online after a live stream of their nest on a building in Raffles Place resumed following nearly two days of technical issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Members of the public have cooed over the feeding and parenting behaviour of the falcons and their four fluffy chicks, otherwise known as eyases, since the 24-hour YouTube live stream of the nest was<!-- --> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/environment\/peregrine-falcon-nanny-cam-watch-chicks-of-singapores-only-known-breeding-pair-grow-up?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">launched on March 5.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NParks&#039; First 24\/7 Livestream of Peregrine Falcon Chicks\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iT4ioZwFKEo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The current batch of fledglings, the falcons\u2019 second, hatched on Feb 20 and Feb 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The camera feed showcasing the nest above the 34th floor\u00a0of OCBC Bank\u2019s Chulia Street headquarters began experiencing issues on March 9 at about 6pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The National Parks Board (NParks), which runs the live stream with OCBC, confirmed on Facebook that it was facing \u201ctechnical difficulties\u201d and was working to resolve them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The video feed momentarily returned online at 5.18pm on March 10, only for the connection to be lost again some 20 minutes later. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On March 11 at 2.16pm, the live stream appeared online under a new<!-- --> <!-- -->YouTube link.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Peregrine falcons are the world\u2019s fastest animals, capable of reaching speeds of more than 320kmh when diving for prey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Their natural homes are cliff walls, but they have also adapted to use building ledges and alcoves, which provide shelter from predators and proximity to an abundant supply of urban prey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The OCBC pair belong to the <i>Falco peregrinus ernesti <\/i>subspecies native to Singapore, and are considered Singapore\u2019s rarest breeding birds. Unlike migratory peregrine falcons, they have solid black heads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In 2024, researchers from the Swiss Ornithological Institute and NParks spotted them entering a recess on the exterior of the OCBC Centre after mating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">This led to the discovery of their nesting site, where trays filled with loose gravel were placed to give the pair a more comfortable surface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A CCTV camera system was later installed to allow researchers to monitor the progress of the falcons\u2019 breeding cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The pair successfully hatched two chicks in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The public can watch the peregrine falcons and their second batch of chicks at<!-- --> <a href=\"https:\/\/go.gov.sg\/peregrinefalcon26?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">this website<\/span><\/a>.<!-- --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They<!-- --> <!-- -->are advised to contact NParks\u2019 Animal Response Centre on 1800-476-1600 if they see any fledglings on the ground.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/singapore-peregrine-falcon-nanny-cam-fixed-after-technical-issues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 Singapore\u2019s only known pair of breeding peregrine falcons and their fledglings are back online after a live stream of their nest on a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/35719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}