Help does anybody know?? (2 Viewers)

[liverpool25]

yes, i get the same impression of a white gyrfalcon sitting on the ground...

https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/B09A/production/_88801254_gyr.jpg

https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/2161839941/display_1500/stock-photo-white-gyr-falcon-on-perch-2161839941.jpg

location also makes escaped falconers bird likely, though with these photos we´ll never be 100% su

PS your photo is labeled "screenshot..." If you can post the original image it will probably be a bit clearer.

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That's the video I took

 

[liverpool25]

I don't think very pale Buzzard works - it's surely too pale (attached photo one). And bleached photo of Buzzard doesn't work for me, because all the other colours look natural in the original photo And when darkened the bird is still white, but the background isn't (attached photo two). Is leucism a possiblity? On the other hand, the face gives a Harrier vibe to me. And I could go with a bleached photo of a bird that was very pale to begin with, so the apparent strong contrast between the wings and the head and chest might be a bleaching effect. And if that's a bit of the tail we can see behind the bird (perhaps not) then it's black.

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This is the video it's only 10secs long

 

[Paul Chapman]

yes, i get the same impression of a white gyrfalcon sitting on the ground...

https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/B09A/production/_88801254_gyr.jpg

https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/2161839941/display_1500/stock-photo-white-gyr-falcon-on-perch-2161839941.jpg

location also makes escaped falconers bird likely, though with these photos we´ll never be 100% sure

This is the video it's only 10secs long

As stated, an escaped white phase Gyr Falcon.

All the best

Paul

 

[KenM]

Clearly, the local Larus are aware of it’s presence!😮

 

[MacNara]

Only very slightly off-topic.

Is falconing a big thing in Britain?

Are there rules about which birds can be kept and how many, as there are for the keeping of various other wild animals?

And people often talk on these threads about falconers' hybrids. Is this hybridisation a deliberate thing or is it just accidental because birds of different species are kept together?

 

[Paul Chapman]

Facebook is far busier these days for lost falcons than the old IBR but you will get a flavour from this of regular escapes & regular hybrids:-

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In order:-

Yes. Falconry is a big thing.

Some birds of prey must be registered - Register a captive bird of prey

Hybridisation is deliberate for the perceived benefits of the hybrids over pure birds.

All the best

Paul

 

[MacNara]

Yes. Falconry is a big thing.

Big like angling or big like curling? Or pigeon racing? Apologies for asking you, since perhaps I could find out with an internet search, but you seem to know.

Roughly how many serious practicioners? How many birds would one person have? And what do they do with the birds - i.e. what prey and why? And where do they go to be allowed to let the birds hunt?