Stonefaction
Dundee Birding....(target 150 in 2025).

Spotted this falcon this lunchtime from the top of Dundee Law. Rather distant so quality of photos is somewhat lacking - not much obvious detail and colours are a bit 'off'. Initially I thought it was a small-ish falcon (there is a Kestrel hangs around the top of the Law which I'm used to seeing at varying distances and it seemed to be a similar size). The bird appears to have a full crop which is changing the shape of the front end of the bird. The head markings seem to be strong and look a bit Hobby-esque in shape (where visible) and too strong & dark for Kestrel. Some of the photos appear to show strong breast markings, though there's no obvious sign of the red vent of a Hobby. I'm not convinced the wing shape is quite right for Hobby either - though I've only ever seen 2, the last of which was 10 years ago this month, so I'm not really familiar with the species. I'd be very chuffed if it was a Hobby, but I'd appreciate some input from others regardless of what it might be.
Might be slightly easier to see what detail there is by looking at the photos on my twitter feed -
Might be slightly easier to see what detail there is by looking at the photos on my twitter feed -
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