N Greece. Birds of prey (1 Viewer)

[testoduro]

Lake Kerkini NP in December. They are all likely different birds although pics 18 and 19 might be of the same one. I would say 13, 15 and 18 are Greater-Spotted Eagles, a species which occurs in the NP. I can't pronounce myself on the standing birds, pics 12 and 19, also GSEs?
Pic 20 is very blurred, a whitish chest points to Osprey, doesn't it?

Thanks a lot!

 

[Andy Adcock]

12 looks like a Buzzard, regarding 20, Ospreys should be in Africa now.

 

[testoduro]

12 looks like a Buzzard, regarding 20, Ospreys should be in Africa now.

Thank you Andy. I attach one more pic of both 12 and 20. As for 20, again whitish lower body and very forked tail are noticeable.

 

[dwatsonbirder]

13, 15, 18 GSE indeed, the rest are Buzzard. There are a couple of Osprey kicking about in Greece this winter, but the pale breast band, all dark head and dark feathering on tarsi rule this species out.

 

[Butty]

Agree all except first 3 of first batch are common buzzard.

20 . . . very forked tail are noticeable

You're seeing primaries + tail and interpreting that as a tail-fork.

dark feathering on tarsi

Can't see any visible tarsi with visible dark feathering (nor would there be any feathering on common buzzard).

 

[Valéry Schollaert]

13, 15, 18 GSE indeed, the rest are Buzzard. There are a couple of Osprey kicking about in Greece this winter, but the pale breast band, all dark head and dark feathering on tarsi rule this species out.

19 looks like an eagle too

 

[Butty]

19 looks like an eagle too

Bill too small.

 

[Andy Adcock]

19 looks like an eagle too

I thought so too.