Which bird of prey?

scarepanda · 2021-06-08 22:53:44

I saw a bird of prey hunting this afternoon, it was hovering in the air for ages, swooping away and coming back to the same spot and hovering again. Was this a kestrel or sparrowhawk or something else? It was too far away to see it's markings, but I did notice it had a lovely rich brown colour (I think on it's back) as it…

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I saw a bird of prey hunting this afternoon, it was hovering in the air for ages, swooping away and coming back to the same spot and hovering again. Was this a kestrel or sparrowhawk or something else? It was too far away to see it's markings, but I did notice it had a lovely rich brown colour (I think on it's back) as it swooped away.

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99% sure it was a Kestrel

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