Falcon seen flying, Sydney Australia (1 Viewer)

[Leafbringer]

Hello, I'd like to ask whether the falcon I saw recently is an Australian Hobby/Little falcon or a Peregrine falcon? I think that it might be Australian Hobby but I'm not 100% sure. Sorry for the poor pics. Picture 4 shows the bird as it's flying away. Mostly the pics show the underside of the falcon.

The falcon was flying a bit high in the sky, hard to determine size, alternating between soaring and flapping its wings. Sometimes it circled, sometimes it didn't.

 

[lou salomon]

Peregrin Falcon.

 

[Leafbringer]

Peregrin Falcon.

Thanks lou, can you explain the traits that indicate it's a peregrine falcon?

 

[THE_FERN]

Suggest very much shape here, given we can't see many plumage details.

A hobby would have longer, apparently thinner wings. It might also seem to have a longer tail. In this respect 6 made me wonder if I was looking at a different bird for a moment, but even here hobby's wings should be somewhat different

 

[Leafbringer]

Suggest very much shape here, given we can't see many plumage details.

A hobby would have longer, apparently thinner wings. It might also seem to have a longer tail. In this respect 6 made me wonder if I was looking at a different bird for a moment, but even here hobby's wings should be somewhat different

Thanks for your explanation, I'll make sure I remember to consider shape carefully for ID when looking at raptors in the future