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It's striking and the nn is fun. I'm having trouble picturing a person with this name, though.

I really love this name, and I think Kess is an awsome nn!!

I love the name Kestrel,but I'll probably never use it. I think the nickname is really cute too.

I have always absolutely adored the name Kestrel. It's a little 'out there' so I'm not sure I'd use it, but I love it all the same.

Lol, I know where you got this from ;)

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I think it has a nice sound, and I like it because if the association with that book, but it's too weird for me to use myself.

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Now I think about it, Kess sounds a lot like two of my other favourite nns, Jess and Tess. Maybe that's part of the reason why I like it?

I wouldn't use it. Have you heard of the book A Kestral for a Knave? It was adapted into a film called Kes. The story is pretty sad. The title is from the hunting birds that were associated with class.

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Gerfalcon or a Gyrfalcon (esp. the male, also called tercel) was for the king.
Falcon or tercel gentle for a prince.
Falcon of the rock for a duke.
Peregrine or a bluehawk for an earl.
Bastard hawk for a baron.
Saker for a knight.
Lanner for a squire.
Merlin for a lady.
Hobby for a young man.
Goshawk for a yeoman.
Sparrow hawk for a priest.
Musket for a holy-water clerk.
Kestrel for a knave and a servant.

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So basically a kestral is for someone of very low class. I wouldn't use the name because of this. There are bird names with nicer associations, such as nightingale.

I think it's kinda neat. I like the birds. I would use it on a boy.