saluki
Well-known member
Someone needs to come up with a measurement for the hawthorn berries ...
The nature of the breast 'spotting' would indicate a falcon sp to me, rather than a Sparrowhawk.
But then is it;-
a) Male Merlin lacking the normal rufous tones underneath?
b) Lesser Kestrel with grey mantle? (ie no!)
c) Lanner? (as mentioned)- but with a miniscule bill and a grey head and looks too small
d) Other falconer's hybrid thing
e) Owl sp. ... (presumably an escape)
I'd go for a) or d), possibly e) , but not knowing the actual size (it looks a bit elongated as if alarmed) not progressing much further ...
Can't be a-c Dan, and probably not d (if it's a falcon hybrid). They all have dark eyes.
Cheers
Jonathan