manwa47
Active member

Dear fellow birders,
this morning, on my way to Ella Rock, I took photos of a hawk and a cuckoo.
Unfortunately the quality is not that great.
I suspect either Shikra, Besra or Crested Goshawk. The hawk seemed to be bigger than a European Sparrow hawk.
The cuckoo looks like the Eurasian ones we have in Germany, especially with the pale iris.
But I'm not sure if they also live here.
As far as I know, Indian cuckoo is supposed to have a dark iris and Common hawk cuckoo has a different pattern.
Thank you for your help!
Best regards
Manuel
this morning, on my way to Ella Rock, I took photos of a hawk and a cuckoo.
Unfortunately the quality is not that great.
I suspect either Shikra, Besra or Crested Goshawk. The hawk seemed to be bigger than a European Sparrow hawk.
The cuckoo looks like the Eurasian ones we have in Germany, especially with the pale iris.
But I'm not sure if they also live here.
As far as I know, Indian cuckoo is supposed to have a dark iris and Common hawk cuckoo has a different pattern.
Thank you for your help!
Best regards
Manuel