ID please

***Chocky*** · 04-07-2008, 01:46 PM

I though this was a rough-legged Buzzard but it's wings seam the wrong shape though they have pale coloured tips it has more the look of a Peregrine with the sun lightening the wing tips . I'm probably wrong on both counts though
Sorry I couldn't get closer ladders were too short.
Added a tgird one as from the camera just cropped

**rolf** · 04-07-2008, 01:53 PM

Looks like a standard Buzzard Beryl, but not very clued up on them.

***Chocky*** · 04-07-2008, 01:56 PM

The thing is Rolf, Buzzards circle this didn't and they don't have pointed wings and the markings don't look like a standard Buzzard
But your probably right.

**Merlin** · 04-07-2008, 09:58 PM

Bit pushed for time at the moment Beryl but an interesting sighting which I don't think is Common Buzzard. I maximised my monitor to get some detail which certainly doesn't point to this species. When I get the chance (probably not until tomorrow) I'm off to search the books.

Pete.

***Chocky*** · 04-07-2008, 10:00 PM

OK Pete. Thank you

**Merlin** · 05-07-2008, 05:45 PM

This is going to have to remain a mystery to me Beryl. I've checked the books and cannot make it anything other than Common Buzzard. Having said that, it is by no means a 'standard' Buzzard and if this is really what it is then it is a 'dark morph' individual which I have never personally seen before.

These birds have a highly variable plumage and it's as good a suggestion as any. At the end of the day we have to move on......some you win, some you loose in birdwatching and this is how it will always be.

Interesting shots though Beryl and thanks for the challenge.

Pete.

***Chocky*** · 05-07-2008, 06:02 PM

A rough leg Buzzard has the pale whitish markings that this one has but I don't know. Thanks all any how

04-07-2008, 09:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Merlin Regular Member Info Real name: Pete Location: N W England Gallery: 6 Equipment: Nothing but my notebook which is one of the most important parts of birding. To go out without it (which I only ever did once) is like going out without your pants on. I've never understood why I responded to the 'Cameras and Equipment' question in this way because in reality I own a Leica Telescope with eyepieces, Zeiss Binoculars, and a Manfrotto Tripod all of which cost a positive fortune. Posts: 780 Join Date: Mar 2008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bit pushed for time at the moment Beryl but an interesting sighting which I don't think is Common Buzzard. I maximised my monitor to get some detail which certainly doesn't point to this species. When I get the chance (probably not until tomorrow) I'm off to search the books. Pete.

05-07-2008, 05:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
Merlin Regular Member Info Real name: Pete Location: N W England Gallery: 6 Equipment: Nothing but my notebook which is one of the most important parts of birding. To go out without it (which I only ever did once) is like going out without your pants on. I've never understood why I responded to the 'Cameras and Equipment' question in this way because in reality I own a Leica Telescope with eyepieces, Zeiss Binoculars, and a Manfrotto Tripod all of which cost a positive fortune. Posts: 780 Join Date: Mar 2008 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This is going to have to remain a mystery to me Beryl. I've checked the books and cannot make it anything other than Common Buzzard. Having said that, it is by no means a 'standard' Buzzard and if this is really what it is then it is a 'dark morph' individual which I have never personally seen before. These birds have a highly variable plumage and it's as good a suggestion as any. At the end of the day we have to move on......some you win, some you loose in birdwatching and this is how it will always be. Interesting shots though Beryl and thanks for the challenge. Pete.

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