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Mystery raptor, Chiffchaffs; Seville, Spain (1 Viewer)

Your mystery raptor is a Booted Eagle, note the landing lights & pale inner primaries.

Certainly Chiffchaffs but not sure which.

Yes a Peregrine.
 
The raptor is a dark morph Booted Eagle.
The Chiffcahffs, I think only 1 and 4 may possibly be Iberian. Bear in mind that Ib. Chiffchaffs are nothing like as common on passage away from habitat than in the autumn - without hearing them call its risky to name them as such also. Most Ib. Chiffchaffs are in their breeding grounds now too (being an early arriving migrant breeder) - and I would be very surprised if any breed in the town parks in Sevilla - its a bird of evergreen or riverine woodlands - usually with a major component of Cork Oak.

The Peregrine is one too!
 
I am getting: Blocked Login,... can't access (but that might be my Internet provider, welcome to the Middle East,...)
 
BoP photos - Booted Eagle

Chiffchaff photos -
1 - looks like Common to me
2 - tricky, but I'd incline towards Common
3 - once again a tricky one - with a paler bill I'd be inclined towards Iberian, but not convinced either way
4 - this has a distinct 'whiff' of Iberian - yellowish/greenish, palish bill, bolder super in front of eye. Certainly it's the strongest candidate for Iberian.

Last photo - Peregrine,
 
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