Bird Identification

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belindabaccarini
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Bird Identification

Hovering over the side of a cliff on the beach north of Wollongong NSW.  I think it is a light morph brown falcon but the ends of the tail has stumped me?

zosterops
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nankeen kestrel

brown falcon would be:

double teardrop facial markings

bigger bird, upswept wings in a V shape

seldom hovers (and clumsy when it does)

HelloBirdy
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I can second the nankeen kestral

Ryu
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera

Owl of Kedumba
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Agree with the above

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