17th June

A site near Bushy Park

I have been keeping an eye on this site for the past couple of years, an update will follow in  a day or two. Today however I was surprised by the following event.

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I was watching this group of juveniles when I glimpsed the falcon arriving with a prey item. At first I thought she was being followed closely by another juvenile but soon realised that it was a female Kestrel. She quickly made a hasty retreat before the falcon went after her.

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Comments

Would the Kestrel be trying to steal food? Even take young? Feeding cant be that hard for kestres.
Odd thing to do
The Peregrine may have taken a going Kestrel.