Stab in the dark … Peregrine Falcon?

[Nathanael Coyne <>]

Hi,

Please forgive my lack of knowledge of bird species and their calls and habits … but I was just outside 9:45pm at night and heard a lone bird fly overhead squawking with a call that reminded me of a seagull, but wasn't. All I know it was unique, not something I recall having heard before.

As I said, I'm not good with recognising bird calls but well enough that I can discern between a flock of Crimson or Eastern Rosellas or Superb Parrots flying over the house.

Being dark I couldn't see it well as it soared about a 100 metres overhead in Macquarie but at a guess about the size of a Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, light-coloured under the wing.

I've had a listen to some of the bird calls on the COG website and the closest I can find is the Peregrine Falcon. Even though it's not nocturnal, is there a chance it was a Falcon? Not expecting a positive identification here :)

Cheers,

Nathanael Coyne (Boehm)

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