U.K. raptor i.d. (1 Viewer)

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wowbagger

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• May 25, 2006

• #1

Hi everyone, could someone verify the identity of this bird please. I suspect it is a Kestrel but you never know.

thank you.

 

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Macswede

Macswede

• May 25, 2006

• #2

I'd say it was definitely a Kestrel.
Graham

 

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baphomet

Well-known member

• May 25, 2006

• #3

I agree - beaten to second place this time

 

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Th_SQ

Well-known member

• May 25, 2006

• #4

Kestrel, first summer male

 

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Th_SQ

Well-known member

• May 25, 2006

• #5

lol

I need quicker reflex !

 

Tri-Counties Birder

AKA The Portland Naturalist

• May 25, 2006

• #6

Certainly a Kestrel.

You can tell it is a Falcon by the pointed wings and small size, and the particularly long tail makes it a Kestrel (much longer than other Falcons).