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Category Archives: Raptors
Pallid Harrier
2nd Cal Year in Yorkshire Plenty going on at Spurn and nearby finally got this Pallid Harrier this morning after 3 attempts at nearby Patrington Haven. Tiny (male?!) looks very falcon- like especially flying away. At one stage did some kind of … Continue reading
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Next week at Spurn?
Just musing Been writing last couple of days. The large bird of prey below is the subject of a chapter in a book. It’s not on the British List, but still a potential vagrant. I think there are a bunch of features on this individual … Continue reading
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Answer to Israel Raptor Quiz
Nice One! To those who correctly guessed the four raptors. Same birds different photos below were, left to right: Black Kite, Greater Spotted Eagle, Booted Eagle and Steppe Buzzard (click on photo below for bit bigger size) All circling together! Actually its a big of a cheat … Continue reading
High in the Sky
Linosa Diaries- Overhead It’s a volcanic island with a lack of easy landing for some species and some birds are highly aerial anyway. Here’s a flavour of some very interesting birds seen essentially overhead during my 10 days on Linosa in November 2011. All photos taken early November 2011 and © Michele … Continue reading
Identification update: Pallid Harrier
Hillwell, Shetland, Sept- Oct 2011 An earlier post about the juvenile Pallid Harrier, produce very interesting responses and questions. Roger Riddington has replied in detail to this question from JanJ, repeated here. Good learning! “Hi all. Interesting bird – the Fulmar-oiled Hillwell harrier! Apart from … Continue reading
Juvenile Pallid Harrier identification
The Fulmar- oiled bird at Hillwell, Shetland I saw this bird several times over a 2 week period. It was a little surprising that questions about the bird’s identity were not more forthcoming. Certainly I had some questions, as the classic Pallid Harrier ‘pale collar’ was not normally visible. … Continue reading
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Swainson’s Thrush blast off
and much more Here’s the start of our Shetland adventure, Friday 23rd September. No complaints on Day One! Swainson’s Thrush one of the first migrants we saw, followed soon after by juvenile Pallid Harrier and 5 Yellow-browed Warblers (including super sight of 3 feeding and fighting together). A Barred Warbler was another good … Continue reading
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Mystery Bird of Prey
What’s this? I have also done a little piece on these birds showing juvenile and adult plumage for the Memory Stick. It is on the Western Palearctic List. 2 photos to go at:
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Baby Osprey
Spurn 7 August 2011 Plenty of birds around headlined by movements of Swallows and Waders. day before Yesterday this juvenile Osprey went up and down the peninsula, giving excellent views as it flew past our caravan. Juvenile Osprey, Spurn. 7 August 2011.© Justin Carr We’ve had the first Pied … Continue reading
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Osprey and Swee-Chaff
Rutland 26 July How times have changes (as they say). Day out with Mrs G and Don Egan. We had a Red Kite being mobbed just north of Rutland and good views of 2 or 3 Osprey. Osprey and Red Kite in middle England. When I remember how … Continue reading

