kestrel or peregrine? West Wales (1 Viewer)

marnixR

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• Jul 20, 2018

• #1

i was told by a passer-by that there were three juvenile peregrines around the corner - i managed to take a selection of shots, but now that i have a look at them, i'm starting to have my doubts : it looks suspiciously like a kestrel

or do juvenile peregrines lack the facial markings of an adult ?

 

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Birdbrain22

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• Jul 20, 2018

• #2

Kestrel there.

 

marnixR

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• Jul 20, 2018

• #3

thanks - i suppose the confusion may have come from another falcon that was flying overhead and which i think is more likely to be a peregrine (although the picture may not have sufficient detail for a definite ID)

 

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SteveClifton

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• Jul 20, 2018

• #4

marnixR said:

thanks - i suppose the confusion may have come from another falcon that was flying overhead and which i think is more likely to be a peregrine (although the picture may not have sufficient detail for a definite ID)

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Also a Kestrel

 

KC Foggin

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• Jul 20, 2018

• #5

Kestrels they are.

 

marnixR

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• Jul 20, 2018

• #6

oh well, maybe that was one of the adult birds looking out for its young

thanks anyway

 

KC Foggin

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• Jul 20, 2018

• #7

Hope you don't mind marnix but I lightened your flight image to see if that helps any.

 

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marnixR

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• Jul 21, 2018

• #8

no problem

however, the following day i saw some (also juveniles) that i think are the real thing, just north of Abereiddy on the same portion of the Pembrokeshire coast

or am i deluding myself again ?

 

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ClarkWGriswold

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• Jul 21, 2018

• #9

Lol. Spot on this time.

 

marnixR

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• Jul 21, 2018

• #10

phew - i thought i was starting to suffer from wishful thinking blindness

 

KC Foggin

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• Jul 21, 2018

• #11

marnixR said:

phew - i thought i was starting to suffer from wishful thinking blindness

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Nope, you nailed it marnix!

 

Birdbrain22

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• Jul 21, 2018

• #12

You got them this time... Congrats!