Showing posts with label Co. Sligo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Co. Sligo. Show all posts
Saturday 6 April 2013
Monday 11 March 2013
EURASIAN KESTRELor COMMON KESTREL (Falco tinnunculus) female, Co. Sligo, Ireland
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Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds
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The Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a small bird of prey of the family Falconidae which is in the genus Falco.
Alternative names include European Kestrel, Common Kestrel or simply
referred to as a Kestrel. This falcon occurs throughout Europe, Asia and
Africa.
More recently, the British and Irish populations have been in serious decline which
may be as a result of changes in agricultural practices and increased use of rodenticides (rat poisons). Nest predation by Common
Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Grey Crow (Corvus cornix), Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) and Common Raven (Corvus corax), whose populations have increased, may also be a factor.
Labels:
Birds of Europe,
Birds of Ireland,
birds of prey,
Birds of Sligo,
Co. Sligo,
Common Kestrel,
Eurasian Kestrel,
Falco tinnunculus,
falcon,
falcons,
Ireland,
Irish Birds,
kestrel
Location:
Co. Sligo, Ireland
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