Will Noble
More Beaks To Feed! Pelican Chicks Born At St James's Park For The First Time
Baby pelicans have been born in St James's Park for the first time. Image: Royal Parks
Pelicans have been a fixture of St James's Park since the time of Charles II, with their fishy lunchtime time a major attraction for visitors. And all of a sudden, there are more mouths beaks to feed.
For the first time in the park's history, chicks have been born in the park. Back in the spring, the park's six Great White pelicans — Isla, Tiffany, Gargi, Sun, Moon and Star — began displaying mating and nesting behaviours, arriving for feeding in groups of three, suggesting they were taking turns to incubate eggs. They were also eating more fish. Then, three nests were discovered.
