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Kielder Water Bird of Prey Centre |
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Saker Falcon(Falco cherrug) |
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| Origin: | Southeast Europe and into Asia. | |||
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| Habitat: | Mostly in open plains or steppes. | |||
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| Nesting: | Often nests in heronries. | |||
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| Facts: | The Saker is a ferocious falcon and often attacks prey larger than
itself. It will prey on a wide range of animals, mainly rodents, or birds such as pigeons,
partridges, etc. The Saker is significantly larger than the Peregrine falcon. It has a large wingspan and needs lots of space to fly in, so it excels at long distance flying. It can be identified by its brownish colouring similar to the kestrel. This bird is a great favourite with falconers. |
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| Kielder Water Bird of Prey Centre, Leaplish Waterside Park, Northumberland, England. Telephone: +44 (0)1434-250400 Web Site designed and created by Discover IT (UK) Ltd |
