This record was submitted by Wai Heng Lua on 27 Dec 2022. All user submissions will be reviewed by the Records Committee. Entries listed here may be edited for brevity and clarity while the original record is left unchanged.
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| Species | Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus |
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| Record ID | 10454 |
| Date | 25 Dec 2022 |
| Location | Tuas South |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Sex | Female |
| Date added | 27 Dec 2022 |
| Vote results | For: 7 Wild: 7 |
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| Verdict | Accepted / Wild (Verifiable) |
| Identification |
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| Size of falcon, brownish upper part, black tail band point towards kestrel. tail band more fan like then triangle, wing feather 7 & 10 looks about same length, moustache band quite dark looking, thus should be Common Kestrel and not Lesser. |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Was flying low at a distance then start flying higher and higher. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Sunny |
| Observer's experience |
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| Nil |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| Nil |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2022). Record 10454: Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/10454/.