grand Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 what are the birds of prey always flying above m1 motorway around junction 32/34 always see them every day there not kestrels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Buzzards probably. If they glide up in a wide spiral and it's a lot bigger than a kestrel it will be a buzzard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grand Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 i thought that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacktari Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 They aren't Klingons are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Is it just me or are there far fewer Kestrels than in years gone by? I rarely see one these days but as a kid I saw them daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Is it just me or are there far fewer Kestrels than in years gone by? I rarely see one these days but as a kid I saw them daily. The numbers are dropping through the floor Alan. Modern farming takes a lot of the blame but I can't help but think the increased numbers of buzzards and red kites, majestic as they are, aren't helping the kestrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 The numbers are dropping through the floor Alan. Modern farming takes a lot of the blame but I can't help but think the increased numbers of buzzards and red kites, majestic as they are, aren't helping the kestrels. I live close to the edge north west Sheffield, lots of open farmland a stones throw away. I would have thought I'd see plenty of hovering Kestrels on my dog walks, but no, sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentP Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 I live close to the edge north west Sheffield, lots of open farmland a stones throw away. I would have thought I'd see plenty of hovering Kestrels on my dog walks, but no, sadly. That farmland is one reason for a decline, kestrels hunt in rough grassland which is why we often see them hovering over grass verges on roadsides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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