[Bird]: European Kestrel

European (Common) Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

(Bird: Falconidae)

Adult male. 20th June, 2013. Lepe Country Park (Hampshire-UK).

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Notes:

Another common brown bird, but you can't argue that it isn't attractive!  A small falcon, but males and females of this species are almost three times the size of an equivalent gender American kestrel.

I have seen this species in:

• Europe (GB)

The first time I recorded this species:

27th July, 2009 at Testwood Lakes (Hampshire-UK). However, I certainly saw this species before this date.