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Lanner Falcon UK (1 Viewer)
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shorebirder
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Forgot to say where. Ravenscar, North Yorks
shorebirder
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The pale rump and tail pattern (the bars become thicker and more prominent towards the tip) remind me more of a Peregrine or a Barbary Falcon. On a Lanner the tail and the uppertail coverts are quite prominently barred. It's probably a hybrid.
Here's a Lanner for comparison:
http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/ArchOLD-2/1105519898.jpg
Here's a Lanner for comparison:
http://www.animalpicturesarchive.com/ArchOLD-2/1105519898.jpg
Bananafishbones
Incoherently Rambling .....
Would head markings /colouration on last pic suggest Lanner?
Blurred I know, but enough to give good enough ID?
Blurred I know, but enough to give good enough ID?
rokermartin
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These hybrid falcons can cause a lot of id problems for birders.Still cannot understand why falconers create these hybrids.I have heard some falconers say they are stronger and better hunting birds than pure species.But in my view you cannot get anything better than a pure bred Peregrine etc for hunting.
shorebirder
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Thanks for comments, did seem a little pale for what I expected of Lanner but not seen any real wild birds this well and did read that North African Lanners can be pale. Nice change from Peregrine though, presume could pair up with local true Peregrines and have variant offspring.
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