Kestrels in the Quarry 2019... Just in time for Xmas!!

Lovely footage of the visiting Kestrel. I still do not think it is Mr K, as I said when he first visited, he looks a young one to me, and after watching the videos, he does look different. Mr K may well turn up again and then there will be fun to be had! A lovely looking bird.

Yesterday's visit the male Kestrel still looked different ...

Pics cut from vid footage

He didn't do much other than preen & unfortunately didn't catch fly-off so here are vid links in case you wish to view

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7nqGR6yCnw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni4FKtertL0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlBeMkF0q0o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlBeMkF0q0o

However today he looked much more like the original Mr K ... hence my indecision

Very brief slo-mo footage as he was spooked!

I'll leave you to decide?

Oh holy moly Wendy, now more dicissions! Thought I had worked it out, now I don't know again! Certainly looks like Mr K in the last photo, on his tower Restaraunt! although the grey around the head is much lighter. Now before you say it, I know the light/weather makes such a difference to the colours on the photos. I think the fellow on the stand on the pole and the last photos are all the same fellow, but is it Mr K or another, or two different ones coming to dine! Oh I dunno, what do others say now?

At least this gives us something to think about, watch this space!!

Thanks CL, certainly the sun glare doesn't help determine true colours, hope next visit is on an overcast day! Trying to decide if moult is clouding the issue?

Hi Wendy, you have been busy with your video camera unbeknown to me, just found your thread on second page of All Creatures etc., Well ..... I would say humbly that the last photos are of Mr K, and the videos of another Kestrel, an upstart to boot,!! Keep you on your toes anyway, you have too much time on your hands now the frogs, butterflies and moths are settling down:-)

Thanks Gaynor ... falling way behind with Kestrel footage as he visited on 3rd & 4th & again yesterday ... working my way through it slowly to see if a definite ID can be made, although I have to say that this male shows very different traits!

Hope you get chance to put up a few pics soon Wendy, I am way behind too as my sis-in-law staying for a week and you sort of don't get the opportunity to put up the Forum:-)

Nice to have a bit of company Gaynor, plenty of time to catch up on CF when they go back home! Still trying to catch up myself, Kestrel came again yesterday & today but I was out with the boys at local reserve!

Just been watching your latest video of male Kestrel preening Wendy, smashing views, can't find it on here though.

Thanks Gaynor, it will be on here very soon!

Sorry for falling behind with posts ... this new male Kestrel was perched on cliffs yesterday morning having a good preen

Funny expression in this one, looks half asleep