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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Acrocephalus" data-source="post: 1808403" data-attributes="member: 54391">Hi,Thanks Abdo for posting this, I hopped that someone will see the bird later in Spain. The bird I saw was a huge vulture, with the following characteristics: - Broad-winged bird- Most of the back is grey (nearly 1/2 of wing’s surface: in the front, the other half is black), with outermost primaries also black.- Small tailTo me these features will exclude Griffon Vulture, Egyptian Vulture and large Eagles like Golden Eagle. I saw all these species in numerous occasions.But what it puzzled me is that the bird seen alone. Whereas I read that Rüppell’s Vultures seen in Spain and Ceuta are almost seen in the company of Griffon Vultures as they travelled with them from the Sahel region in Africa. Also, the bird flapped its wings.I would appreciate any comments on this.Best</blockquote>