Gyrfalcon
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Cliffs (rare winter visitor).
Diet: Birds.
Best time to spot: Largest falcon; white morph.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK raptors and owls.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Eleonora's Falcon · Sea-cliffs (very rare)
- Lanner Falcon · Open country (very rare)
- Red-footed Falcon · Open country (rare passage)
- Saker Falcon · Plains (very rare)
- Eleonora's FalconEpic · Mediterranean sea-cliffs
- MerlinUncommon · Moorland (summer); coast (winter)
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