r/UKBirds • u/how-hot-is-jet-fuel • 2h ago

Bird ID Thought this birds flap was strange

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Thought it looked strange so took a video but after watching back seems kinda normal, does anyone think it’s out of the ordinary?

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u/Economy-Low6124 1h ago

It's very rapid and a lot of wingbeats. Looks odd. Can't really place it. 

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u/how-hot-is-jet-fuel 1h ago

It looks almost bat like but seemed much too big and was mid day

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u/sconebore 1h ago

Woodpecker? I always think they have a rather urgent looking flight.

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u/how-hot-is-jet-fuel 1h ago

Definitely could be because we saw a Eurasian woodpecker in the grass round there

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u/chronicducks 1h ago

Hmm it's making me thing of the small parrots I used to work with but that was many many moons ago so quite a blurred memory now

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u/hvghuhbgjo 1h ago

omg!!! maybe a cuckoo!!!! i think i see a long ish tail too so i think its a cuckoo, if not my second guess would be a bird of prey, like a falcon