Eurasian Kestrel

Eurasian Kestrel soaring nearby.
Eurasian Kestrel, Upper Meladia, Lesvos, Greece, April 19, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/11; 1/1250 sec.

This page is for the Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus).

Eurasian Kestrel soaring nearby in the valley.
Eurasian Kestral ssp dacotiae, 18 Calle Temisa, Lanzarote, Spain, July 27, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-1000; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel soaring high overhead against a blue sky.
Eurasian Kestrel ssp. canariensis, Llanos de la Pez, Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain
July 31, 2023, Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-2000; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel, Sendero monte del agua, Tenerife, Spain, August 2, 2023
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/10; 1/800 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel soaring overhead.
Eurasian Kestrel, Prague, Czechia, October 7, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens; 500 mm; ISO-100; f/7.1; 1/800 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel perched on a dead tree branch.
Eurasian Kestrel, Bufalara Lavorazione, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-320; f/11; 1/800 sec.
Common Buzzard perched at the top of a dead tree.
Eurasian Kestrel, Caprolace–Pantani dell’Inferno, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-1600; f/9; 1/800 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel flying overhead.
Eurasian Kestrel, Caprolace–Pantani dell’Inferno, Lazio, Italy, October 5 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO-1000; f/9; 1/800 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel soaring nearby.
Eurasian Kestrel, Upper Meladia, Lesvos, Greece, April 19, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/10; 1/1250 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel soaring nearby.
Eurasian Kestrel, Faneromeni, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1250; f/11; 1/1250 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel hunting nearby.
Eurasian Kestrel, Faneromeni, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2000; f/10; 1/2500 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel soaring nearby.
Eurasian Kestrel, Sigri to Eresos track, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel soaring nearby.
Eurasian Kestrel, Sigri to Eresos track, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel soaring nearby.
Eurasian Kestrel, Sigri to Eresos track, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/11; 1/1600 sec.
Eurasian Kestrel soaring nearby.
Eurasian Kestrel, Sigri to Eresos track, Lesvos, Greece, April 22, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 400; f/10; 1/1600 sec.