Bird Sighting
Hobby
Falco subbuteo · Falconidae (Falcons)
03/05/2026 · Elton Hall Flash, Central area
- Date
- 03/05/2026
- Location
- Elton Hall Flash
- Recording area
- Central area
- Grid reference
- SJ 7246 5957
- Observer
- admin
Grid reference: SJ 7246 5957 53.13262, -2.41300 Open in OpenStreetMap
Hobby in our records
- Records
- 6
- First recorded
- 27/04/2021
- Last recorded
- 03/05/2026
- Places
- Elton Hall Flash, Rosemary's Flood, Pump House Flash
Other recent records
About the Hobby
The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo), or just hobby, is a small, slim falcon. It belongs to a group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus of Falco.
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Least Concern
- Wingspan
- 74 cm
- Weight
- 24–240.5 g
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Eurasian hobby” by its contributors (introduction, may be shortened), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, with the photographer and licence under each one.