Crécerelle

Les crécerelles sont des rapaces, qui avec les faucons forment le genre Falco. On les distingue le plus facilement par leur manière typique de chasser qui est de planer à une hauteur de 10-20 m au-dessus de champs ouverts et de piquer sur leurs proies. Celles-ci sont généralement des petits mammifères, des lézards ou de gros insectes. Les autres faucons sont plus adaptés à une chasse plus active. Leur nom leur vient de leur cri qui rappelle le son de la crécelle.

Latin Name
Falco tinnunculus
Further reading
Crécerelle (wikipedia)
Crécerelle

Photos

Male Kestrel
Male Kestrel
(c) 2019
Mike Meysner
Male Kestrel flying
Male Kestrel flying
(c) 2019
Mike Meysner
kestrel
kestrel
(c) 2019
Mike Meysner
Male kestrel with mouse
Male kestrel with mouse
(c) 2019
Mike Meysner

When the bird was spotted

Date Location Title Seen by Interestingness
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Stokesley b.m.stokesley **
Germany, Kandern Flying overhead Hühnerhabicht *
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme b.m.stokesley **
Italy, Sicily El Bahiri campsite mike421 *
Germany, Marktrodach On a wire Hühnerhabicht **
Germany, Marktrodach on my way to Radspitze Hühnerhabicht *
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Osmotherly b.m.stokesley *
France, Leymen In the garden mike421 *
Germany, Marktrodach in flight, in Glosberg Hühnerhabicht **
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Saltholme b.m.stokesley *
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Stokesley b.m.stokesley
Germany, Marktrodach in garden Hühnerhabicht *
Germany, Kandern 4 kestrels flying around house, garden and neighbourhood since weeks Hühnerhabicht
Germany, Kandern in the fields behind the house Hühnerhabicht *
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors Kirkby Cricket Field b.m.stokesley
France, Leymen in the fields behind the house mike421 *
Germany, Marktrodach flying overhead Hühnerhabicht
France, not specified Oltingue mike421 *
France, Leymen In front of the house mike421
France, Leymen in the fields behind the house mike421
Germany, Kandern sitting on a tree in the fields behind my house Hühnerhabicht
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors fields to Seamer b.m.stokesley
France, Leymen in the fields behind the house mike421 *
France, Leymen in the fields behind the house mike421
Greece, Kalymnos Telendos mike421 ***
Spain, Mallorca Arta penisular b.m.stokesley
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors A172 near Treebridge b.m.stokesley
UK, Teesside and the North York Moors A19 mike421 *
France, Leymen In the copse below the tram tracks mike421 *
France, Leymen At the front in the cherry trees mike421 *
France, Leymen Regularly in the cherry trees in front of the house mike421 **
France, Leymen Kestrel with mouse mike421 *