raptor west yorkshire 13/08/2017 (1 Viewer)

[Prestdj]

photos are poor due to using a canon 20d. it flew over the garden heading south west midafternoon.
just going through my photos
im thinking honey buzzard but i may be wrong

 

[Andy Adcock]

Way too early for HB?

Maybe a big, female Spar?

 

[Allen]

Date in the title was 13th August 2017 - I think you assumed it was today Andy!

 

[Andy Adcock]

Date in the title was 13th August 2017 - I think you assumed it was today Andy!

Guilty as charged, I only read 'raptor in West Yorks'..........

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello Darell,

do you remember your impression from the field?
My first gut feeling was Hen Harrier, but after playing around with the pictures trying (and failing ) to extract plumage details to support this and surely biased by Andys comment (thanks so much Andy!) it might well be a Sparrowhawk (or even a Common Buzzard by just guessable breast shield???)

Do you have more pictures?

 

[Butty]

Can't see it as any buzzard. Probably sparrowhawk.