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Raptor, Dobrugea , Romania (1 Viewer)

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Earnest lad

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Dear colleagues

Please may I kindly request advice about the bird photographed in the attached photos which I saw a few days ago not far from Cheia Dobrugei (Cheia Gorge)
I am not good on raptors so am hoping it is a species I can add to my life list.

Sorry for the poor quality of photos. Also I had to crop them heavily in order to be able to upload the images.
 

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These are difficult pictures but the rather obvious pale median coverts, well visible breasr band, not so dark carpal patch make me think Common over Long-legged Buzzard
 
Dear Tom
Thank you for that input. I appreciate that .
May I mention that as far as I am aware Common Buzzard isnt known as a regular bird in that part of Romania, Dobrugea. I heard steppe buzzard may be. Still I might well be wrong.
 
Earnest lad said:
Dear Tom
Thank you for that input. I appreciate that .
May I mention that as far as I am aware Common Buzzard isnt known as a regular bird in that part of Romania, Dobrugea. I heard steppe buzzard may be. Still I might well be wrong.
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Sorry for confusion, by Common I meant subspecies Steppe B.b.vulpinus of Common Buzzard, they can be pretty similar to Long-legged
 
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