Kestrel

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A familiar sight with its pointed wings and long tail, hovering beside a roadside verge. Numbers of kestrels declined in the 1970s, probably as a result of changes in farming and so it is included on the Amber List. They have adapted readily to man-made environments and can survive right in the centre of cities

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Location: uk
Photo credit: © TomsPhotos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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