Gyrfalcon (1 Viewer)

Last Sunday (24 July) on the way to the airport, I saw a large bird of prey sitting on a pole just 50 yards from my house in Seething, South Norfolk. I rushed back to get the big lens and obtained a good number of photos, they are decent images showing good detail, but most fairly similar. Representative photo on the ID forum.

I couldn't identify the bird, but over on ID forum they seem to think it is a Gyrfalcon. They suggest it must be an escapee, though I didn't see any tresses when it flew away. Does anyone know of an escaped bird?

Looks quite thin from your image would think that's its likely a hybrid Saker type. Nice bird though

Hi
There have been two Saker (escapees) seen around Benacre Broad near Southwold and again further south in Suffolk. Probably one of them.
I saw a pic yesterday and definitely Saker, but there was a mark where it had been wearing jesses (spelling?)