Red-footed Falcon on the patch !

22 May - I finally had the chance at lunchtime to catch up with the female Red-footed Falcon that's been around pit 68 for several days - it gave me a bit of a runaround, but after a heavy shower brought down the insect-feeding birds, including the Hobbies it is associating with, I had a close view of the bird over pit 68a, at close quarters then climbing higher to feed - a subtly different shape to Hobby, more Kestrel-like, with narrower wings and a slightly longer tail - but a similar aerial insect-eating behaviour. At close quarters the paler/ginger plumage with dark eye mask is distinctive, but surprisingly hard to see in silhouette. I've seen 2 previous Redfoots at CWP, but quite a few years ago. Also seen, Common Tern at close quarters, Sparrowhawk, several Buzzards, and singing Cuckoo and Nightingale.