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628
Date Entered
27/10/2012
Updated on
28/10/2012
Recorded by
Tim Laurie
Category
Fauna
Record Type
Fauna HER
Site Access
Private
Record Date
18/10/2012
Location
Askrigg. Whitfield Scar.
Civil Parish
Askrigg
Brit. National Grid
SD 928 928
Altitude
480m
Geology
Main Limestone
Record Name
Peregrine Falcon standing on the wind above Whitfield Scar.
Record Description
Peregrines will remain motionless for several minutes or 'standing', not hovering as kestrels do, on the wind above cliffs. This bird was one of three seen above Whitfield Scar and were later to be joined by two ravens.
Dimensions
N/A
Image 1 ID
3517 Click image to enlarge
Image 1 Description
Look closely at this image to see the peregrine apparently stationary above Whitfield Scar.