
Lesser Kestrel. Photo by Sergey Yeliseev (https://www.flickr.com/photos/yeliseev/)
The Lesser Kestrel breeds around the Mediterranean and winters in Africa. Smaller than the Common Kestrel it feeds on insects, small birds and rodents.
It is declining in range and is now rare in Europe. I saw these pairs nesting when visiting Mattera in Southern Italy some years ago.