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🔍 Overview

A dashing summer falcon, superb aerial hunter of dragonflies and hirundines. Increasingly regular breeder in Sussex.

🪶 Key Identification Features

Slim, falcon-shaped

Slate-grey above, orange ‘trousers’ below

Striking moustachial stripe

🗺️ Habitat & Distribution

Breeds near Upper Adur Valley and Cissbury. Seen across Sussex in April–October.

🎶 Voice & Behaviour

Sharp “kik-kik-kik” calls. Performs agile chases over water and fields; often catches prey on the wing.