Literature or information about Common Kestrel (1 Viewer)

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Lihu_Xiong

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• Oct 29, 2003

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I just want to know more about Common kestrel, If anybody has any information or literature about it's breeding, roosting, feeding, habitat or anything else, please post here or send to [email protected].

Many thanks.

 

barontan2418

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• Oct 29, 2003

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Lihu_Xiong said:

I just want to know more about Common kestrel, If anybody has any information or literature about it's breeding, roosting, feeding, habitat or anything else, please post here or send to [email protected].

Many thanks.

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Dear Lihu Xiong

There was a book published in 1990 called "The Kestrel" written by Andrew Village and published by Poyser. This book may now be out of print, but you could try Ebay. It gives all the information you seek and more. Hope this helps.

All the very best.

Mick Baron

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Oct 29, 2003

• #3

Hi Lihu,

I suspect there's a few thousand scientific papers about Kestrels . . . it would be a huge task to locate them all! Is there any particular aspect you are most interested in?

Michael

 

Steve J - Darlo

Active member

• Oct 30, 2003

• #4

Try Abebooks and in the title type 'Kestrel' I,m sure you will find something.

I found a book about kestrels for £5

 

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Lihu_Xiong

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• Oct 30, 2003

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Thanks Mick and Michael.

This book I have heard before, but it is hard for me to get one copy.

And Micheal, you are right. I should narrow my question.
In Shanghai city, one kestrel is common. It is Falco tinnunculus. I want some materials about it's habitat selection. It maybe help me find it's habitat in Shanghai in Winter.
Thanks.

 

Colin

Axeman (Retired)

• Oct 30, 2003

• #6

Lihu,
Shire Publications Ltd. used to publish a small booklet on The Kestrel but it looks as if they don't do it any more - see their website here

http://www.shirebooks.co.uk/Natural/natural-bl.htm#bir

There are other raptor booklets here that you may be interested in - Eagle etc. These books are about 24 pages long and are somewhat more than a field guide but far less than a specialised full book on the subject. You could try to locate one of the Shire Kestrel books using a search engine.

 

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tomreid24

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• Nov 1, 2003

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Lihu,
Seasons with the Kestrel is a book written by Gordon Riddle and published by Blandford.The isbn is 0-7137-2243-6.The author has studied these birds for many years.I don't know how easily it may be found , it was first published in '92.
Tom.

 

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Lihu_Xiong

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• Nov 5, 2003

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Thanks!

All the book list above, Seasons with the kestrel and other books about kestrel are all in English, and there are not one copy in China. So I got to know all these books, but I cant got one of them.

I just know from one web pages that Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is the only species resident in the UK, is it true?

Lihu

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Nov 5, 2003

• #9

Hi Lihu,

Yes, this is the only kestrel resident in Britain, but another species (Lesser Kestrel Falco naumannii) is a very rare visitor from southern Europe (maybe one every 10 years or so).

There are of course several other falcons in Britain: Peregrine (Falco peregrinus), Merlin (F. columbarius), Hobby (F. subbuteo) all breed, while Red-footed Falcon (F. vespertinus) and Gyr Falcon (F. rusticolus) are rare visitors.

Michael

 

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Lihu_Xiong

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• Nov 5, 2003

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thanks, Michael.

Kestrel wildlife information leaflet (2003), is there a e-edition? And how can get one copy?

lihu