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How many raptors have you seen? (1 Viewer)

UK

1) Golden Eagle (20 birds seen Isle of Mull/Scotland, 1 England, 1 escape Wales. Also 1 in Spain)
2) White-Tailed (Sea) Eagle (2 adults seen Isle of Mull)
3) Osprey (several birds, also singles in Mallorca/Cyprus/Menorca)
4) Honey Buzzard (3 birds seen Norfolk/Staffs. Also seen quite a few in Mallorca/Rhodes)
5) Common Buzzard (many seen)
6) Rough-Legged Buzzard (4 birds seen- 2 Norfolk, 1 Kent. Also 1 in Finland)
7) Red Kite (quite a few seen)
8) Black Kite (inc. sub-species Black-eared Kite) (immature seen Norfolk/Wales.Black-Eared Kite seen Norfolk/Lincs).(Also several seen Bulgaria/Spain).
9) Marsh Harrier (quite a few seen)
10) Hen Harrier (quite a few seen)
11) Montagu's Harrier (several seen Lincs/Norfolk) (Also quite a few seen in Spain/Bulgaria/Portugal)
12) Pallid Harrier (immature female seen Norfolk) (Also seen immature female in Cyprus)
13) Northern Harrier (immature male seen Norfolk)
14) Goshawk (quite a few seen)
15) Sparrowhawk (many seen)
16) Kestrel (many seen)
17) Merlin (quite a few seen)
18) Hobby (many seen)
19) Red-Footed Falcon (4 immature's -3 female, 1 male - seen Norfolk). (Also seen 3 Bulgaria.)
20) Peregrine Falcon (many seen)
21) Gyr Falcon (immature white phase female Cornwall, immature white phase female Sth Wales)
22) Eagle Owl (breeding pair and 3 fledged youngsters seen Lancs)
23) Barn Owl (many seen)
24) Long-Eared Owl (quite a few seen)
25) Short-Eared Owl (many seen)
26) Little Owl (quite a few seen)
27) Tawny Owl (several seen)
28) Scop's Owl (single bird in Oxfordshire)
29) Snowy Owl (immature male in Suffolk, immature female in Cornwall)

ABROAD

30) Lammergeier (several birds in Spain)
31) Griffon Vulture (many birds in Spain)
32) Egyptian Vulture (dozen birds in Menorca, 2 in Bulgaria, several in Spain)
33) Black Vulture (several birds in Mallorca)
34) Booted Eagle (quite a few birds in Spain/Mallorca)
35) Short-Toed Eagle (several birds in Spain and Portugal)
36) Bonelli's Eagle (2 pairs in Spain)
37) Spanish Imperial Eagle (male and 2 large chicks in Spain)
38) Eastern Imperial Eagle (3 in Bulgaria)
39) Lesser Spotted Eagle (one in Bulgaria)
40) Black-Shouldered/Winged Kite (family of 4 in Spain, 1 in Portugal)
41) Lesser Kestrel (several in Spain)
42) Eleonora's Falcon (quite a few in Mallorca/Rhodes)
43) Long-Legged Buzzard (quite a few in Rhodes/Bulgaria/Spain)
44) Great Grey Owl (pair at nest, and female at 2nd nest in Finland)
45) Ural Owl (male in Finland)
46) Pygmy Owl (male in Finland)
47) Tengmalm's Owl (single bird in Finland)
48) Hawk Owl (pair and chick in Finland)
49) Steppe Buzzard (not strictly seperate species) (2 or 3 in Bulgaria)
50) Bald Eagle (quite a few in USA / Canada)
51) Red-Tailed Hawk (inc Krider's Red-Tailed Hawk) (quite a few in Canada)
52) Cooper's Hawk (2 in Canada)
53) Sharp-Shinned Hawk (quite a few in Canada)
54) Swainson's Hawk (single in Canada)
55) American Kestrel (single in canada)
56) Turkey Vulture (many in Canada)
57) American Black Vulture (single in Canada)
58) Great Horned Owl (Family of 5 in Canada)
 
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