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When to see Eurasian Hobby in Rietvlei Nature Reserve
Eurasian Hobby are most active during the day (06:00 to 18:00).
This is Eurasian Hobby's general behavior. Once enough sightings are logged in Rietvlei Nature Reserve, this page also shows when they're actually seen here.
Where to look for Eurasian Hobby in Rietvlei Nature Reserve: best roads
Drive
Acacia Route, Vleiroete Road and Main Road run through open grassland: good country for Eurasian Hobby.
- Acacia Route7.4 km · open grassland
- Vleiroete Road5.7 km · open grassland
- Main Road4.6 km · open grassland
Picked from habitat, not from sightings. opspoor shows where Eurasian Hobby have actually been seen recently.
About the Eurasian Hobby
The Eurasian hobby is a small, fast-flying falcon that breeds across Europe and Asia and migrates to Africa during the non-breeding season. It has dark slate-grey upperparts, pale streaked underparts, a dark head and distinctive reddish undertail and thighs. It is an agile aerial hunter that catches birds, bats and large flying insects in flight, often pursuing prey at high speed. In southern Africa it is primarily encountered as a migrant during the warmer months.
How to identify the Eurasian Hobby
Slim, fast falcon with slate-grey upperparts, white throat, black moustache, streaked underparts and distinctive reddish thighs and undertail.
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