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  • 20-12-2015 6:29pm
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    friedcircuits
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    Hi all,
    Took this earlier (out of focus-very mad) first impressions of what BoP?


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    No picture.

    Guess is Buzzard so.


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    friedcircuits
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭friedcircuits


    Greta Itchy Uterus wrote: »
    No picture.

    Guess is Buzzard so.

    Crap sorry! Why Buzzard so and no pic?!

    (pic attached had to reduce size online)


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Sorry, too far away for my old eyes.

    I went for Buzzard simply because most ID questions I get about BOPs involve Buzzards.


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    friedcircuits
    Registered Users Posts: 191 ✭✭friedcircuits


    Greta Itchy Uterus wrote: »
    Sorry, too far away for my old eyes.

    I went for Buzzard simply because most ID questions I get about BOPs involve Buzzards.

    Original pic 7 or so MB boards won't accept over 4! Anyway I can post my original?


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    Capercaillie
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    Kestrel. Silhouette suggests kestrel


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    savagethegoat
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    Spitfire I reckon


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    cd07
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    sparrowhawk I reckon as on bright days this time of year u will often see them soaring over their territories


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    Bsal
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    Looks like a sparrowhawk.


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    OpenYourEyes
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    Friedcircuits - can you elaborate on the birds behaviour or what it was doing, how it was flying etc?


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    stevensi
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    That's a sparrowhawk in display flight. From around this time over the next few weeks you will see sparrowhawks doing their display flights looking for a mate.


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    gzoladz
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    Where did you see it? Was going to say red kite as the tail looks a bit forked.


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    dodderangler
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    gzoladz wrote: »
    Where did you see it? Was going to say red kite as the tail looks a bit forked.

    Tail isn't remotely forked it's a sprawk without a doubt. Never seen so many in my life as I have this year. But bad side is kestrels numbers are way down and sprawk and buzzard numbers are up.


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