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    Mystery Raptor

    It's a good job I have never seen the species in the wild. If I saw them every day, like Sparrowhawks, I'd have got it wrong. Interesting how the obvious characteritics sometimes are overlooked because you get a different idea in your head. When I just concentrated on what was visible, it...
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    Mystery Raptor

    The more I look at this - wedge-shaped tail with pale centres, broad looking wings, 1st-yr White-tailed Eagle seems to float around in my brain. It's difficult to judge size without any reference though. Cheers,
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    Mystery Raptor

    When you lighten the photo it's got yellow feet on my monitor. That would seem to rule out Osprey. It seems to be a medium-sized, mainly dark brown raptor, with a fairly weak looking bill even though it's out of focus (not an Eagle then), some mottling on the underparts, but no dark carpals or...
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