ID rapace Merseyside this morning (1 Viewer)

[buck mulligan]

Hello everyone

My sister took this photo
On a phone inside the house

In Merseyside
I would have thought busard but no "collar"

And it seems very " juvenile" for this time of year

Your help please

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello Buck,

knowing location, I agree with you, its a pale Common Buzzard.
I tried add the add the markings on the face to the "raccoon" like face, regular in pale Buzzards, but failed. Anyway, nearly triangular moustachial stripe and extensive dark neck is good for a Buzzard.
Yes, I am surely biased by location.

 

[buck mulligan]

Thanks Alexandre

 

[tconzemi]

Can we exclude every captive raptor? It does not look right for Buteo to me but no other idea

 

[buck mulligan]

Hi Tom
Thanks for this

That was one of our thoughts as it is just so odd !


The whole area is now on the look out...We


And if there are any more photos i will post them here

 

[Derbyfella]

Can gyrfalcon or indeed any likely captive bird be ruled out from the photo?

 

[RichieTwitchy]

I've lived in Merseyside all my life and have never once witnessed a Common Buzzard land on someone's back fence

They can be seen over populated areas but only soaring high up

So I doubt that it's that

A large-ish bird happy to land on a back garden fence? Only ever seen Sprawks 'round here do that, but can't make out this fella for a positive ID

Can you share a more exact location as Merseyside is a large area - and I'll keep an eye out

 

[buck mulligan]

Hiya Ritchie

Maghull
The house looks on to the canal and on the other side of the canal the farm land starts
River Alt


the photographer knows what ynwa means 😉



Cheers

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

the photographer knows what ynwa means 😉



Cheers

(I think many outside the UK know it too, at least in Germany. Sorry couldnt resist)

 

[buck mulligan]

Hi Alex

No excuse necessary
But if you write it in blue...?

 

[RichieTwitchy]

Hiya Ritchie

Maghull
The house looks on to the canal and on the other side of the canal the farm land starts
River Alt


the photographer knows what ynwa means 😉



Cheers

Cheers for that

I'm always going along that stretch of the canal - usually on my way to Lunt Reserve or down onto the TPT heading up to Southport so I know where you mean

"the photogrpaher knows what ynwa means"

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hi Alex

No excuse necessary
But if you write it in blue...?

Hello Buck,

I am keen to know what the blue ynwa means.

And I hope the raptor is found again!

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

Ynwa : You’ll never walk alone - the phrase linked with Liverpool FC, who play in red. Everton play in blue; you will struggle to find an Everton supporter who will even acknowledge the phrase.

 

[buck mulligan]

Ynwa : You’ll never walk alone - the phrase linked with Liverpool FC, who play in red. Everton play in blue; you will struggle to find an Everton supporter who will even acknowledge the phrase.

 

[buck mulligan]

Exactly

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Ynwa : You’ll never walk alone - the phrase linked with Liverpool FC, who play in red. Everton play in blue; you will struggle to find an Everton supporter who will even acknowledge the phrase.

Thanks Welsh Peregrine! Interesting, imo its a nice song regardless of football background.

 

[Andrew Rowlands]

regardless of football background.

There's a Brown and White version up in the Sankt Pauli district of Hamburg; "Wir waschen uns nie"

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