Large Buzzard? I.D Dorset (1 Viewer)

[Collster]

"This is a perfectly normal Common Buzzard"

Well excuse me Bobtag, I must have missed the part of the forum rules that forbids expressing any opinion that differs from yours.

I agree that common seems more likely, but, having enlarged the pics (hope you don't mind Rowly) there were still some features that made me wonder. Personally I've never seen a perfectly normal CB with a white tail but no white on the wings. Admittedly the tail band is indistinct but there does appear to be one. Rowly describes it as being very pale below, but the carpal patches seem very dark in comparison to the underwing coverts, unusual for pale common buzzard IMHO.

However I'm obviously just being stupid and I apologise for wasting your valuable time.

Steve

Hi Steve, there is avery similar Common Buzzard to this one in the local forest

 

[Doggerel]

OK I may have overdone the sarcasm a tad.

Truce?

Steve