Sorry for the late reply. I still have not heard anything definitive nor how the bird is. But I think you and IanF are right - I am told it is a Kestrel. If I can find out any more, I will post.
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Ladies last
A female Common Merganser is following her two male counterparts. They have shown up three days ago, still quite touchy, keeping humans at a safe distance. Nothing like a grey overcast day to accentuate their delicate tones.
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Merlin picked up a pink footed goose.
Must admit I didn’t know there was such a bird. But according to Merlin, common in NW England.
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The last of the 300 suet balls delivered here last November have all been pecked clean by our local feathered friends. Got so used to seeing them mob the feeder i ordered up another 300 which arrived here today.
In addition another suet ball feeder arrived (can be seen in the background) plus a 6 port seed feeder with a ‘no mess’ mix that contains kibbled maize, kibbled wheat, flaked oats, pinhead oats, peanut granules and soya oil. Apparently no husks, and no germinating seeds… 
The 5 suet balls in a solitary feeder usually lasted about a day and a half so will see how it goes with two of them on the go. At least when the great spotted woodpecker visits a feeder the tits can move over to the other one, they’re very intimidated by the size of his beak and tend to stand aside.
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