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Need some help Identifying this bird

  • 08-03-2023 11:59PM
    #1
    indy_man
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    Screenshot 2023-03-08 at 22.57.22.jpg

    Recognise this?



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  • #2
    con747
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    Sparrow hawk? https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/sparrowhawk/

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  • #3
    lucalux
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    Female kestrel would be my guess, but no expert

    Common enough, they're the ones that hover to hunt, amazing to see.

    Thought it was a sparrowhawk at first glance, but still lean more towards female sprawk

    https://birdwatchireland.ie/birds/kestrel/

    Distribution map is on there



  • #4
    indy_man
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    Thank you.



  • #5
    indy_man
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    Do you know if they are rare of even endangered.



  • #6
    Scotty #
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    Yes it's a Kestrel. They used to be extremely common but numbers have been in sharp decline in the last 10 years or so.



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  • #7
    lucalux
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120337048#Comment_120337048

    Hadn't realised there was such a decline. Have just read that they were added to the red list recently. Probably because I would see them fairly often.

    Such a shame if the numbers continue to drop, they're stunning birds



  • #8
    Scotty #
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    Yea, I used to see them daily in North Co, Dublin, now, I'm lucky if I see one once a year. I often wonder if the increase in Buzzards and Red Kites has anything to do with it but they say not. I'd see Buzzards now several times a day and Kites maybe once or twice a month.



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