Kestrels

[Antony_Helwyr 0]

Hi im 20 years old and completely new to falconry, i recently had a kestrel which managed to escape and ive had no luck finding her whatsoever, not really sure about where to go or where to look for a new kestrel

if anyone has any ideas or knows someone gettin rid of a kestrel it'd be much appeciated if you could let me know

im in the north wales area and would preferably like a female but im not too fussed
thanks!

[arcticgun 4,548]

how have you managed to loose it when it should of been fitted with a transmitter? oh that's right you never used one now you owned one kestrel so why ask how to buy another? and more to the point why after killing one would you want another, that smacks of cruelty, mind if you cannot find a kestrel for sale then you really do not have the intelligence to manage one in the first instance which has been proven,

 

The one you have will not have lasted long in wild, I'm assuming it left with jesses swivel leash on? likely died a miserable lonely terrifying death, so you should maybe think a realise that your not liely the soprt for falconry and maybe go buy a motorbike or summat instead

[CrowHawker 227]

Well if he don't no where to get one makes you wonder where he got the first one!

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I've just starved my dog to death and really want to get another one.

 

Anyone know where there's any for sale?

 

[Ginger shooter 58]

New to falconry?? And had a kestrel as 1st bird mmmm no wonder u lost it! Prob to heavy no transmitter it was bound to happen! :-/ think u should take a leaf out off Gaz's book ^^^^^^^^^ he's doing it the right way! ;-)

[youcanthide...BANG 1,051]

Like he said ^ lol

[paulus 26]

As i an not sure of the circumstances of the lost bird i can not really comment, However some sort of apprenticeship prior to purchasing a bird should be made a mandatory requirement, also a kestrel is definitely not the bird for a beginner for numerous reasons, weight management bla bla but more importantly what happens in 6 months or so to the bird when the novice wants a bird that will hunt

[j j m 6,588]

was it registered with the ibr are anything,try putting adds up local to where it was lost ,as has been said not a ideal bird for some one starting out