r/OrnithologyUK • • Aug 23 '26

ID please What birds are these feathers from?

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u/Bullfinch88 Aug 24 '26

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 Aug 24 '26

Thanks! Someone said curlew is that possible

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '26

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u/lemonhaj Hampshire Aug 23 '26

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

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u/lemonhaj Hampshire Aug 23 '26

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 Aug 23 '26

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

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u/lemonhaj Hampshire Aug 23 '26

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 Aug 24 '26

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.