PaulAshton
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Last friday afternoon I was driving along a typical mid wales valley within modest sized mountains north west of Welshpool on the A458.
A bird of prey flew across (10 metres above ground) the road at speed, wings beating rapidly.
It's physical shape and wing to body proportions were very similar to that of a swift. It had a slightly smaller than body size of a kestrel. Its upper body was dark in colour, but the contrast of surounding brighter foliage could have caused some of this affect.
Its tail was very short and combined with the body it made the sharp ^.^ jagged wings seem almost over sized in comparison.
It wasn't a kestrel or sparrowhawk, any ideas??? I'm guessing a hobby or merlin.
A bird of prey flew across (10 metres above ground) the road at speed, wings beating rapidly.
It's physical shape and wing to body proportions were very similar to that of a swift. It had a slightly smaller than body size of a kestrel. Its upper body was dark in colour, but the contrast of surounding brighter foliage could have caused some of this affect.
Its tail was very short and combined with the body it made the sharp ^.^ jagged wings seem almost over sized in comparison.
It wasn't a kestrel or sparrowhawk, any ideas??? I'm guessing a hobby or merlin.
