Unidentified Bird?

[r_hurley]

Hello All,


See this bird in my park most mornings while walking my dog, swoops from tree to tree low to the ground and is a lovely brown colour. This is the best picture i can get from my phone. Does anybody know what this is?

[ron1863]

Hi, and a warm welcome to WAB. You bird looks like a Kestrel to me, but I could be wrong.

[sunnydale]

I'm pretty sure that's a male Kestrel

[r_hurley]

There are lots of kestrels in the area but i am pretty sure this is not because i have never seen it hover and has quite a large wing span with striking light brown markings underneath.

[Words]

I would have to say that it looks like a kestrel to me as well. Some don't spend too much time hovering but prefer to perch and swoop.

[Dae]

100% Kestrel. They can be quite surprising in size, they're not all tiny birds.