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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CAU" data-source="post: 1752126" data-attributes="member: 55324">The head looks strongly patterned, but otherwise the bird seems to be a perfectly normal Kestrel to me. Here are some plumage features:1. The bases of the outer primaries are essentially unbarred, creating a whitish patch at the base of the hand. On a Peregrine also the bases of the primaries would be strongly barred.2. The dark bars on the secondaries are thinner than the white bars. On a Peregrine the dark bars would be at least as broad as the white, and the barring would be denser.3. The underwing coverts are paler than the remiges, and look sparsely patterned. On a Peregrine the underwing coverts would be darker and more densely patterned.</blockquote>