Falcon ID Crete, Greece (1 Viewer)

[manwa47]

Dear birders,

I found an old photo (September 2013) taken on Crete.

Unfortunately, it's rather low quality but perhaps you're able to identify this one.
I assume it's either peregrine falcon or lanner?

Thank you in advance,

Manuel

 

[Richard Prior]

Dear birders,

I found an old photo (September 2013) taken on Crete.

Unfortunately, it's rather low quality but perhaps you're able to identify this one.
I assume it's either peregrine falcon or lanner?

Thank you in advance,

Manuel

Neither I suspect, on my little phone screen it looks more like a Long legged Buzzard.

 

[manwa47]

Probably, to me the face and overall shape looked like a falcon.

 

[Richard Prior]

Hopefully others with better technology will contribute !

 

[Xelioszzapporro!]

The bad quality of the photo makes us uncertain to tell what evidently is .....I think it is a female Circus Pygargus. White belly , intense iris that creates a contrast and black ''eyebrow'' that extends....

Funnily enough Circus Pygargus starts chaning coloration in September which is when this picture was taken.

 

[Vukas Vučković]

Just a Common Buzzard.

 

[stevethehydra]

I'm seeing Buteo sp, most likely Common/Steppe. Can't make it into a falcon or a harrier.

 

[manwa47]

Thank you all!

 

[lou salomon]

agree on Common Buzzard