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https://www.vogelwarte.ch/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/1460_1.jpg16001200The breeding range of the Red-footed Falcon extends from Eastern Europe to the eastern edge of Central Siberia. As the entire population spends the winter in southern Africa, the Siberian breeding birds have to cover quite a large distance. Red-footed Falcons breed in old nests of crows and feed mainly on insects. In Switzerland, these elegant birds can be admired especially in May. The so-called loop migration makes them pass over Western Europe only in spring, the migration route in autumn lies further to the east.