2006
Torenvalk Falco tinnunculus als aaseter
Publication
Publication
De Takkeling , Volume 14 - Issue 1 p. 86- 87
On 30 October 2005, an adult female Eurasian Kestrel was seen while plucking on top of a large avian prey at the Eemshaven in northern Groningen. With substantial difficulty, she tried and succeeded to remove particles of flesh from the breast muscle. After 1,5 h the Kestrel was chased from the prey, which turned out to be a Curlew Numenius arquata. Given prey size, it is unlikely that the Kestrel had captured it herself. Presumably, the Curlew had been taken by a Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis or Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus (both of which occur in the area), but this was not witnessed.
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Organisation | Werkgroep Roofvogels Nederland |
Guido Meeuwissen. (2006). Torenvalk Falco tinnunculus als aaseter. De Takkeling, 14(1), 86–87. |