Birds
Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug · Șoim dunărean
A large, rare falcon of open steppe and farmland, hunting ground squirrels and birds.
At a glance
- Habitat
- Meadow
- Activity
- Daytime
- Diet
- Small mammals, especially ground squirrels, and birds.
- Conservation status
- Endangered (IUCN)
- Photography difficulty
- Difficult
Identification
Large brown falcon with a pale head and faint moustache stripe.
Habitat
Open steppe, grasslands and farmland with scattered trees or pylons.
Approximate range in Romania
When it is active
Daytime
Diet
Small mammals, especially ground squirrels, and birds.
Behaviour
Hunts with fast, low flights over open ground.
Seasonality in Romania
Monthly presence has not yet been source-verified.
Breeding
Uses old nests of other birds in trees or on pylons. Nest locations must never be published.
How to find it
Very rare. Watch open grasslands from a distance.
Photography
General guidance based on the species’ behaviour, not a report of Nick’s personal field experience.
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Ethics
- Endangered: never approach or disclose nest sites.
Practical starting points, not fixed rules.