Just saw a small reddish falcon outside the office. No forked tail so not a kestrel. Juvenile peregrine?
Quote from: Muenchener on April 16, 2014, 07:03:13 pmJust saw a small reddish falcon outside the office. No forked tail so not a kestrel. Juvenile peregrine? Kestrels don't have forked tails. It sounds like a Kestrel. It's too early for recently fledged birds and last year's juveniles will have just moulted into adult/ semi-adult plumage. Where are you? Could be Lesser Kestrel in Europe.
A Hobby's russet 'trousers' are usually the most obvious thing. I've only seen them overhead though so can't comment on behaviour. I wouldn't rule out a Merlin in that habitat, and they are more likely to look a little scruffy. With such a close view size might be useful? Hobby's are Kestrel sized, Merlins surprisingly small more like a thrush.
not strikingly small
Is it OK for you make extra effort so that the first bird your son can identify by name is a tit?
Saw a pod of at least a dozen dolphins or porpoise (too far to tell) from Bosigran last week.
On Monday evening I watched a couple of ring ouzels having what I assume was a bit of terratorial dispute at the top of Safe Bet