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capdegat

Well-known member

• May 15, 2012

• #1

hi
thanks for confirmation but i missed a couple so would ask same again please.
these are more difficult for me escpecially second on due to rubbish shot .
I think first is juv kite but thats it. second looks like pratincole from books but I've never seen one in flesh so guessing on bad picture .
thanks for help

 

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yorkshire83

Rob Hunton

• May 15, 2012

• #2

not sure with the BOP but i see common buzzard and the 2nd pic is a collard pratincole, the rufus underwing is clear to see

 

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capdegat

Well-known member

• May 15, 2012

• #3

looking through my books again buzzard has white feathering right along back of wing while these stop well short as per kite ( as I see it ) and thanks for praticol id .

 

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Troglodyte

Well-known member

• May 15, 2012

• #4

First one is a Booted Eagle, the second a Collared Pratincole.

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• May 15, 2012

• #5

1 is a bonelli's eagle, not booted eagle. probably 3cy (not fully adult).
6 fingered primaries exclude buzzard sp.

 

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Locostella

Guest

• May 16, 2012

• #6

lou salomon said:

1 is a bonelli's eagle, not booted eagle. probably 3cy (not fully adult).
6 fingered primaries exclude buzzard sp.

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Would the pale inner primaries not favour dark phased Booted Eagle?

 

birdboybowley

Well-known member.....apparently so ;)

• May 16, 2012

• #7

I'd go Booted on build alone

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• May 16, 2012

• #8

I agree with booted and collared pratincole, plenty of booted around when I was there last week, the paler inner primaries are a good feature.

 

lou salomon

the birdonist

• May 16, 2012

• #9

true :eek!: - B B B (the beers from last night...)
this is a similar ind. http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures/birds_user_uploads/41800_UU_32143_112_6691-Dvaergoern.jpg
striation on breast and what i thought broadening arm where misleading me.

 

rollingthunder

Well-known member

• May 17, 2012

• #10

Do'nt be too harsh on yourself - once you have seen CP they're distinctive and your slightly blurred shot captures the in-flight 'jizz' IMO - the White inner primaries of the raptor are a good feature of the species IMO and was certainly noticeable on a good number of the couple of thousand i saw in Tarifa last September.....

Laurie:t: