Oriental Hobby

[Sue & Phil Gregory <>]

"ORIENTAL HOBBY - originally seen by Mike Carter, Grant Penrhyn and  
Colin
Judkin during their visit but views were too brief to ID it.  It was  
later seen
by myself and 9 others at the rubbish tip hunting pigeons.  We  
observed it one
morning hit a Christmas Island Imperial Pigeon in flight and knock it  
off
course.  The pigeon escaped."

  Regards
  Richard Baxter

This seems an amazingly large species for such a diminutive falcon to  
attack, they are mostly insectivorous but do go for small birds or  
bats at times, especially when breeding.
Phil Gregory
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