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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Red-footed Falcon

 

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Red-footed Falcon

(Western red-footed Falcon )

Falco vespertinus

 

• Red-footed Falcon (Western red-footed Falcon )
• Falco vespertinus
• UK: Scarce visitor. 14 records annually BTO
• WI: Very rare (Less than 5 records)
• Breeds: Europe, Asia
• Winters: Africa
• Habitat: Farmland, open woodland, steppe
• Diet: Insects - bird hovers, searching ground below, then makes a short steep dive towards prey
• Medium-small (28- 34cm length). Long-winged. Adult male blue-grey with red legs & undertail. Underwings uniformly grey. Female grey back & wings, orange head & underparts, white face ( black eye stripe & moustaches). Young: brown above, buff below( with dark streaks), and a face like the female
  

 

Red-footed Falcon records in the Western Isles

Very rare (Less than 5 records)

 

The chart below shows how abundant the Red-footed Falcon is during a month or when you are more likely to see it.

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(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

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