Pretty sure this is a Common Buzzard --- Almeria, Spain. (1 Viewer)

[Joseph Bouvier]

Saw this raptor today and inmediately thought that it was a common buzzard, but upon looking at photos on the internet I cannot see any where they have pointed wings, like the bird in my photo. Colours match well though, and I have seen buzzards in the same place in the past.

Any thoughts?

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Yes, you are right Common Buzzard. When gliding over some distance, they adopt this shape (and slice through the air).
It looks like this bird has quite narrow wings with a pinched in wing-base for an 110% ID-book Common Buzzard (I write 110%, because they are so variable), but its within variation for CB from Germany. Colour and pattern is also spot on (Hard work to write spot on with a CB), dark carpal-patches are easy within variation)
Its no Rough-legged Buzzard or another raptor, but I would like to learn, when its a ome of those: https://magornitho.org/2012/09/gibraltar-buzzard/

 

[Joseph Bouvier]

Thanks Alexander! That's very interesting stuff, I will take a look at the link you sent!
Thanks again,

Joseph.

 

[Deb Burhinus]

(Hard work to write spot on with a CB

A fallible concept indeed! 🙂