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[Falcons] Peregrine falcon (no pictures)

Peregrine falcon (no pictures)

At 15.40 this afternoon 2 Peregrines were harassing the Black kites overhead here in Sai Kung. Since we moved here in December last year I have not seen PF and presume these are arriving winter visitors. It is possible that there were 4 birds as the first two went out of sight but two birds reappeared about 5 minutes later. There was also a small number of swifts flying even higher than the peregrines. The falcons seemed to be moving East North East.

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Thanks Mike. Very interesting. Before we moved here we were down in Silverstrand and did see Peregrines occasionally and I certainly saw them in Clearwater Bay CP. This is a good "look out" site half way up the hill so I can sit outside and drink coffee with 'scope, bins and camera near at hand and watch the world / birds go by. Just to cheer up my wife this afternoon we also had a guest appearance by Rattus rattus. The joys of rural living.

Andrew

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