Christmas Death

[Olf]

We got a great show this week - can anyone identify the bird of prey? Kite?

[singlecoil]

Peregrine

[waffles]

Buzzard?

[singlecoil]

singlecoil said:

Peregrine

Male, BTW

[clarkmagpie]

singlecoil said:

Peregrine

THis, I think.

[thinfourth2]

waffles said:

Buzzard?

its not a buzzard as they are about 3 times the size of a pigeon

[Olf]

[Olf]

I love the plucking circle. Sat on the pigeon, plucked it then ate it.

[waffles]

thinfourth2 said:

its not a buzzard as they are about 3 times the size of a pigeon

Good call.

[Hammer67]

^^^^^^ Bit of T-Cut, should be fine.

[Olf]

Wow! A Peregrin? That's town centre Berkshire - how cool.

I knew it wasn't a buzzard - used to have those where I grew up - Fooking massive birds.

[singlecoil]

Olf said:

Wow! A Peregrin? That's town centre Berkshire - how cool.

Pergrines quite often nest on tall buildings, sometimes in boxes supplied for that purpose. Churches are often keen to keep pigeons away.

[Olf]

singlecoil said:

Pergrines quite often nest on tall buildings, sometimes in boxes supplied for that purpose. Churches are often keen to keep pigeons away.

Are they rare?

[fathomfive]

Olf said:

Are they rare?

The one in your picture looks a little on the rare side.

Another couple of minutes cooking needed I reckon.

[singlecoil]

Olf said:

singlecoil said:

Pergrines quite often nest on tall buildings, sometimes in boxes supplied for that purpose. Churches are often keen to keep pigeons away.

Are they rare?

Ish. Numbers are improving, though, I believe. We had some where we were before on the Wiltshire Berkshire borders. With practice one can distinguish their noises, something between mew and whistle.

[Eric Mc]

We could do with a couple in the Farnborough area. I'm fed up with pigeons attacking our bird feeders.

I've seen the odd sparrowhawk in this area but never a falcon.

[central]

Olf said:

We got a great show this week - can anyone identify the bird of prey? Kite?

Female Sparrow Hawk.

[central]

singlecoil said:

singlecoil said:

Peregrine

Male, BTW

Olf said:

Wow! A Peregrin? That's town centre Berkshire - how cool.

Nope.

[singlecoil]

central said:

singlecoil said:

singlecoil said:

Peregrine

Male, BTW

Olf said:

Wow! A Peregrin? That's town centre Berkshire - how cool.

Nope.

Having reviewed the available evidence, Mrs SC (from whom I obtained the information originally) is inclined to agree.

[Olf]

singlecoil said:

central said:

singlecoil said:

singlecoil said:

Peregrine

Male, BTW

Olf said:

Wow! A Peregrin? That's town centre Berkshire - how cool.

Nope.

Having reviewed the available evidence, Mrs SC (from whom I obtained the information originally) is inclined to agree.

I think he was just being a 'clever' pedant due to the absence of an e in my spelling.