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Derby Tup
Derby Tup
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Winter thrushes (redwing and orange fieldfare) maybe?

I googled the raptor. Several pics came up of a hybrid bird. Your spot could be an escapee?
Surelynot
Surelynot
Sep 2022
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A local bird group has had sightings of a peregrine on one of our local church spires. Need to go and have a look.
flyingfinn
flyingfinn
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They look like Martins to me Um. Probably House if you saw flashes of white. If you look at your 4th photo down and blow it up the birds at the bottom clearly show Martin shaped tails. There are lot gathering and moving south at the moment. We've had them through every day for the last week or so, feeding up in flocks before roosting overnight.
flyingfinn
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A Hen Harrier is bigger again than a Crow but a Peregrine is a similar size to a Crow and much more Kestrel 'shape' in flight. I'm thinking either a Peregrine or as DT an escapee of something similar.
paulcook
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Sep 2022
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My first thought was martins too but I'm not as confident on their ID. I thought I saw a flock last week (perhaps the week before) if only because I immediately realised they weren't swallows and was surprised to see swifts again until I realised my probable oversight and looked closer. I'd say the flock I saw looks very similar to your photo.
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Sep 2022
11:26am, 20 Sep 2022
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I’ve not seen any hirundines for what seems like weeks now
jacdaw
jacdaw
Sep 2022
12:16pm, 20 Sep 2022
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First redwings reported today.
J2R
J2R
Sep 2022
12:19pm, 20 Sep 2022
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First redwings reported today.


Wow, didn't take long from the very warm days of a lingering summer only last week!
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
Sep 2022
12:33pm, 20 Sep 2022
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First redwings reported today.


Waxwing next :-)
jacdaw
jacdaw
Sep 2022
2:11pm, 20 Sep 2022
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People are saying they are very early, one guy said the second earliest he has seen in 40 years (but only by one day).

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