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    Bird of Prey (2) - UK, RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands

    13th October. Saw a small BoP sitting on fence post. Raining at time, so hard to get a decent pic. Mid afternoon. From the tint on the chest I think this was a male sparrowhawk, but couldn't see detail of barring. Any better ideas? Thanks.
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    Bird of Prey (1) - UK, Norfolk, Holkam Woods

    We'd been watching curlew in open ground from the hide at the edge of the woods. The curlew suddenly took a short flight, and a small BoP landed in a grass hollow to one side, just out of sight. Curlew gradually returned, seemingly now feeling unthreatened. Bop flew up to tree, where photos...
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    Raptors folding wings in flight - Cheshire, UK

    Please pardon a daft question - still very new at birding... Very briefly saw a raptor overhead, to quick for a newbie to get much of a look, but I noted that it twice folded in it's wings to sharply lose height in a series of steps... Is this kind of flight pattern typical of a number of...
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