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    Is this a Lesser Kestrel?

    Thanks for all the comments. I need to get some clearer photos!
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    Is this a Lesser Kestrel?

    Common kestrels seem to spend a lot of time hovering while they spot their prey. They move on - usually a short distance - if nothing comes up and hover again. This bird was far more adventurous, covering much greater distances. It did hover but not for long before it zoomed off again. When it...
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    Is this a Lesser Kestrel?

    We are on the Gironde estuary- West Coast. I watch kestrels most days. This bird did not behave like a common Kestrel.
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    Is this a Lesser Kestrel?

    I thought the pointed tail feathers were a feature? Also the limited degree of hovering?
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    Is this a Lesser Kestrel?

    Apologies for the quality - approx 500m away. Watched it for 10ins before it perched. Long fast swooping flights. Did not hover much like a Common Kestrel. Tail pointed unlike Common. Located near estuary and marshes in SW France. Are Lesser Kestrels seen so far north?
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    Black pheasant?

    It was much larger than a blackbird, with a much longer tail.
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    Black pheasant?

    Sorry for vid quality. Bircher Common, Herefordshire. Is it a black pheasant?
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    Nightingale?

    Is this a nightingale or a blackbird? Heard regularly late at night in SW France.
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    is this a siskin call?

    heard in SW France
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    Juvenile female Northern Wheatear?

    Any advice on this? Maybe a juvenile female Northern Wheatear?
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    Any IDeas?

    Thanks Pete. It was a toss-up between serin and cirl bunting, but I agree with you.
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    Any IDeas?

    Sorry about the picture quality. Seen today in SW France. ID please!
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    Can anyone ID this bird?

    Thanks Tom, I thought so, but have never seen one here (or anywhere else) before, so didn't want to prejudice any ID. Not often I can add a new bird to my list.
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    Can anyone ID this bird?

    Seen yesterday on our lawn in SW France. Smaller than a thrush. Colours are brown, grey and black. Sorry about photo quality. Any ideas? Thanks.
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    Golden Eagle in Hertfordshire!

    This was much larger than a buzzard or red kite. It was not a local species. Its size, colour and beak resembled that of a golden eagle - the wing span was about a metre. Is there anywhere that falconers report lost birds?
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