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Kestrel (was - Help with bird ID)

  • 08-03-2011 11:50pm
    #1
    cfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    I saw a bird today in the midlands, think I have a positive ID for it, but would like a few more opinions coz I'm far from an expert:

    It's back was a red-brown colour, with black wing tips and a black tail. It sort of hovered facing me with it's tail fanned (black with some white). Its wings were somewhat narrow and when it flew it did a reasonable amount of flapping rather than gliding around. It was in the countryside near a motorway and it perched on a street lamp for a short time too. I'm no good at describing size, so I'll just say it was smaller than a buzzard and bigger than a thrush!

    Thanks for the help as usual!


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  • #2
    trebor28
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    Did it have a blue/grey head?

    could have been a Kestrel.

    550px-Common_Kestrel_-_male.jpg


  • #3
    Mothman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,498 ✭✭✭Mothman


    Definitely a Kestrel. Ofte seen at road margins.


  • #4
    cfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,691 ✭✭✭cfitz


    Cool, that's what I had too, thanks for confirming. Do kestrels tend to have a large home range? Would I be likely to see it again in the same spot?


  • #5
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    They form territories in Spring, so will probably be in the area regularly. The size of the range depnds on food supply and the local population of kestrels.


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