Selected Kestrels

Falconiformes

Place: Leeds Castle, Kent
Date: 4 July 2016.

Place: Punta del Dichoso, Suances, Cantabria, northern Spain
Date: 19 September 2018.

Place: St. David’s Head, Pembrokeshire
Date: 15 July 2021.

Place: Shieldaig Falconry, Wester Ross, Scottish Highlands
Date: 10 September 2021.

Place: Oxwich National Nature Reserve, Gower
Date: 22 July 2022.

Place: Lavenham, Suffolk
Date: 30 September 2022.

[Falco tinnunculus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common kestrel]

The sound of the kestrel (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Dragonetti)

Distribution and sightings of the kestrel across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Peregrine on Rathlin Island

Falconiformes

Place: Rathlin West Light Seabird Centre, Rathlin Island, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Date: 28 August 2022.

[Falco peregrinus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Peregrine falcon]

The sound of the peregrine (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Adrian Shenton)

Distribution and sightings of the peregrine across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Pygmy Falcon

Falconiformes

Place: Swansea Bay, South Wales
Date: 2 July 2022.

[Polihierax semitorquatus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Pygmy falcon]

The sound of the pygmy falcon (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Andrew Spencer)

Saker/Peregrine Falcon Hybrid

Falconiformes

Place: Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire
Date: 2 May 2022.

[Falco cherrug/peregrinus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Saker falcon]

Striated Caracara

Falconiformes

Place: Picton Castle, Pembrokeshire
Date: 2 May 2022.

[Phalcoboenus australis, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Striated caracara]

The sound of the striated caracara (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Andrew Spencer)

Kestrel near Lindisfarne Castle

Falconiformes

Place: Lindisfarne Castle, Holy Island, Northumbria
Date: 10 June 2021.

[Falco tinnunculus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common kestrel]

The sound of the kestrel (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Dragonetti)

Distribution and sightings of the kestrel across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Merlin at Goldcliff Lagoons

Falconiformes

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, east of Newport, Gwent
Date: 16 April 2021.

[Falco columbarius, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Merlin (bird)]

The sound of the merlin (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tayler Brooks)

Distribution and sightings of the merlin across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Young Peregrines in Flight

Falconiformes

Place: Pembrokeshire Coast Path between Abereiddy and Porthgain
Date: 20 July 2018.

[Falco peregrinus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Peregrine falcon]

The sound of the peregrine (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Adrian Shenton)

Distribution and sightings of the peregrine across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Kestrel at Fishlake Meadows

Falconiformes

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 4 August 2020.

Place: Fishlake Meadows Nature Reserve, Romsey, Hampshire
Date: 11 October 2020.

[Falco tinnunculus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Common kestrel]

The sound of the kestrel (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Marco Dragonetti)

Distribution and sightings of the kestrel across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).

Peregrine at Goldcliff Lagoons

Falconiformes

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 30 November 2019.

Place: Monk’s Lagoon, Goldcliff Lagoons, East of Newport, Gwent
Date: 5 February 2020.

[Falco peregrinus, Family Falconidae, Order Falconiformes, Wikipedia Entry: Peregrine falcon]

The sound of the peregrine (borrowed from the Xeno-Canto website, recordist Tomas Belka)

Distribution and sightings of the peregrine across the British Isles (borrowed and modified from the Bird Atlas Mapstore).