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[ferdyo...@comcast.net]

Any ideas what this is? I believe it was sighted in the UK and was identified by the photog as a buzzard (and huge). Doesn't look like one to me, but I'm no expert on that bird or UK birds.

[Chuck Berman]

I think it is a Common Kestrel, which is a European bird.

Chuck Berman

Oak Park

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Any ideas what this is? I believe it was sighted in the UK and was identified by the photog as a buzzard (and huge). Doesn't look like one to me, but I'm no expert on that bird or UK birds.

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[ferdyo...@comcast.net]

I thought so, too, but he said it was huge. I thought maybe peregrine, but markings aren't quite right. Well, thanks. I'll share your thought about it.

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[kelagory]

That's a Eurasian Kestrel. They are noticeably larger than American Kestrel, if that's what his reference for comparison was.

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