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Are hobbys only here in the summer as im pretty sure i've just seen one out of my office window, i work on an island in poole harbour dorset we get Kestrals and sparrow hawks this was about the size of a Kestral blue on it's back and flew through the trees about 3 feet off the ground very fast.

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Are hobbys only here in the summer as im pretty sure i've just seen one out of my office window, i work on an island in poole harbour dorset we get Kestrals and sparrow hawks this was about the size of a Kestral blue on it's back and flew through the trees about 3 feet off the ground very fast.

 

Summer visitors, mate.

 

I have heard of odd arrivals in late March, but most arrive April onwards.

 

Could have been a male Merlin :rolleyes: They winter on the coast. Females and young are brown, but the males are grey or blueish-grey.

 

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Are hobbys only here in the summer as im pretty sure i've just seen one out of my office window, i work on an island in poole harbour dorset we get Kestrals and sparrow hawks this was about the size of a Kestral blue on it's back and flew through the trees about 3 feet off the ground very fast.

It was a male sparrow hawk by the description.

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