. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . in southerncounties the bird nests regularly, though it cannot be calledabundant. Further north it is less frequent, and in Yorkshireand Cheshire only nests occasionally. It has bred at leastonce in Scotland, but there, as in Ireland, is a straggler onmigration. Most writers follow Seebohm in saying that the Hobby is aminiature Peregrine, but except in the well-marked moustachialstripe it has little in common either in plumage or habits. Itis distinctly the falcon of the woodlands, spending much of theday perched in a tree, but hunting with rem
. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . in southerncounties the bird nests regularly, though it cannot be calledabundant. Further north it is less frequent, and in Yorkshireand Cheshire only nests occasionally. It has bred at leastonce in Scotland, but there, as in Ireland, is a straggler onmigration. Most writers follow Seebohm in saying that the Hobby is aminiature Peregrine, but except in the well-marked moustachialstripe it has little in common either in plumage or habits. Itis distinctly the falcon of the woodlands, spending much of theday perched in a tree, but hunting with remarkable activity inthe early morning, late afternoon and evening until perched, and it is not a very difficult bird to approach,its long red shank feathers are very characteristic. It hasproportionately long, narrow wings and a shortish tail, andthough it will hover for a moment over a bush, its swift glidingflight is quite distinct from that of the Kestrel ; the bird withwhich it is most likely to be confused is the Merlin, from which. , >rpw/ I PL 146. y Peregrine Falcon (adult female). 1^336.
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