For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Common: common species, including species that are certain or probable escapees from captivity when occurring in the British Isles. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Clatterbridge, Cheshire 07/04/13	undisclosed site, Cheshire 07/04/13	undisclosed site, Lancs 09/05/13	Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 03/05/13	undisclosed site, Worcs 21/04/13
Lakenheath (Hockwold) Fen, Suffolk 06/05/13	Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 07/05/13	St. Ann's Head, Pembrokes 07/05/13	Acres Down, Hants 05/05/13	Sutton Common, Suffolk 05/05/13
Tennyson Down, IOW 02/05/13	Tennyson Down, IOW 02/05/13	Wigan, Manc'r 29/04/13	Iraq 02/05/13	Levington Creek/Lagoon, Suffolk 01/05/13
Levington Creek/Lagoon, Suffolk 01/05/13	Rayne, Essex 29/04/13	Durlston CP, Dorset 29/04/13	Durlston CP, Dorset 29/04/13	Durlston CP, Dorset 29/04/13
Wigan, Manc'r 22/04/13	undisclosed site, Lancs 30/03/13	Knypersley Reservoir, Staffs 24/04/13	Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 23/04/13	undisclosed site, N Yorks 20/04/13

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Kestrel breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country, and a map of population densities):

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canary Islands
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Gibraltar
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Madeira
Malta
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

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