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Photo: G. Bradley
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Latin name: Falco tinnunculus
Size: Approx 35cms. Wingspan around 75cms.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: All year round.
Habitat: Frequently seen hovering over motorway verges and fields.
Food: Mostly mice, voles and insects. Although they eat every part of their prey, soon afterwards they will regurgitate all the fur, and hard bony parts in the form of a pellet. You can often find piles of these pellets beneath their nests or perching posts.
Special features: The kestrel is our most common falcon. It would be difficult to take a journey on a British motorway without spotting one hovering above the verges searching for prey.
The Kestrel is equipped with excellent eyesight which allows it to spot a potential meal, such as a mouse, while hovering at heights of 200 feet above the ground.
The plumage is light brown at the front with dark speckles, and dark brown at the back with black speckles. The head of the male is a
blue-grey colour.
UK Safari Birds of Prey Section
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