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Kestrel

            The end of May and a trip to my favourite farmland in Worcestershire hoping to photograph Kestrels and Woodpeckers.

A Kestrel drops in on its snack having just chased off a rival.

The Common Kestrel is a relatively small bird of prey reaching 32-35cm in length with a wing span measuring up to 80cm. In the UK, it is usually just referred to as the Kestrel, as it is the only Kestrel species found in the UK. It is also known as the Windhover.

The Kestrel is the second most numerous bird of prey in the UK after the Buzzard, and is a familiar sight hovering beside roads and motorways or the edges of woodland as it searches for prey.

Taken on: May 28, 2025

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Avian

Bird

Nikkor Z180-600mm f5.6-6.3 VR

Nikon Z9

Wildlife

Worcestershire

Grassland

Farmland

Bird Of Prey

Raptor

Falcon

Kestrel

Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Windhover « less

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Groups appears in: • British Wildlife • UK Nature more » • Countryfile • Wildlife UK • BBC Springwatch (Official) • Wildlife of the British Isles • Worcestershire Wildlife Trust • Oxfordshire Photographers • WILD BRITAIN. • Amateur Wildlife and Nature • Wildlife and Landscape Photography • The Wonderful Wildlife UK • wildlife and the wild • Nikon Z 9 • Nikon NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR « less

Camera: Nikon Z 9, f/7.1, 1/3200 sec, 340mm, ISO 2200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 9
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	1/3200 sec
Focal Length:	340mm
ISO:	2200
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.5 (Macintosh)
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