Falcon and Prinia in Bhutan (1 Viewer)

[arthurgrosset]

I'm just back from a trip to Bhutan which is a new part of the world for me. Could someone with more experience of the area help with the attached photos.
In the field, I thought that the falcon was a Peregrine Falcon of the race perigrinator. Now that I am back with my books I feel it is more likely to be a Eurasian Hobby largely because of the heavy streaking on the underparts. Any comments?
Again, the Prinia I assumed was Hill Prinia in non-breeding plumage which I felt might be a bit strange in late March. Looking at the photo showing streaking on the upperparts I am now more inclined to say it is a Striated Prinia. Any comments would be most welcome.

 

[rockfowl]

Arthur,

With regards to the Falcon, I think you were correct in the first assumption that this is a Peregrine Falcon of the race perigrinator. I think that the streaking is due to age, this being something like a 2nd/3rd cal year bird retaining some of the immature streaking.

Mark

 

[Xenospiza]

I'd second Striated Prinia.
Not a Eurasian Hobby because of its rusty underparts; it also looks to bulky. The usual guides don't show a plumage like this, but I'd call it a Peregrine too.

 

[robinm]

Just back from a trip there myself. Hope you had as good a trip as I did :t:

 

[arthurgrosset]

Just back from a trip there myself. Hope you had as good a trip as I did :t:

From a photography point of view it was good and I am now editing about 4,000 photos from the trip before I put the best on my website. We did miss a few good birds which was largely due to the incompetence of our bird guide so I would not recommend our ground agent, Blue Poppy Tours, to anyone.