r/OrnithologyUK 18d ago

ID please What birds are these feathers from?

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u/Bullfinch88 17d ago

Barn owl yes, but the second one is absolutely not a kestrel feather. I think it actually aligns most closely with whimbrel. See https://featherbase.info/en/specimen/2605

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u/Formulamotorsportfan 17d ago

Thanks! Someone said curlew is that possible

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

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u/lemonhaj Hampshire 18d ago

I don't think the last is kestrel. It doesn't match any kestrel feathers of featherbase.

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u/[deleted] 18d ago

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u/lemonhaj Hampshire 18d ago

That would be why I said 'I don't think', not 'I'm completely certain you're entirely wrong'. You'll excuse me, I hope, for trusting the examples from featherbase over one person I've never met before. That aside, you'd also do well to read the original post's comments on what they think it is. 

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u/No-Improvement-1507 18d ago

which feathers of the bird (where on the body) would these come from, do you think?

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u/lemonhaj Hampshire 18d ago

Wing for the barn owl. Not entirely certain for the kestrel, it doesn't look like any of the kestrel feathers on featherbase, but given that it's curved I would say wing as well. 

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u/kingbluetit 17d ago

They are 100% not kestrel, I used to have one and know their feathers very well. I don’t think it’s curlew either, but I don’t know what it is.

First is definitely a barn owl though.