Nicepix 5,650 Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 I was out on mole-patrol today and saw a raptor that I am struggling to id. I wonder if anyone can suggest the species. I was travelling through the Charente in south-west France when I saw three of four buzzards in a field to my right. One of them looked odd in that it had a pure white under body. Coincidentally I had seen a very pale phase buzzard half an hour previously and this was different in that it had a dark coloured upper body & wings. I stopped the car and reversed back. Just as I got the binos on it the bird flew away from me showing a pure white wedge shaped tail. It landed and I got a decent view of it through the binos. It had a pure white breast, legs, neck and face. There were small marks on its face. The top of its head was dark and that continued down its back and tail. I thought gyrfalcon, but on looking at photos online I'm now not sure. Anybody got a better idea? TIA. Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 Saker falcon? Quote Link to post
Nicepix 5,650 Posted December 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, paulus said: Saker falcon? If that has a white tail in flight its spot on. Next question is what the feck was it doing in Montbron? Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted December 12, 2022 Report Share Posted December 12, 2022 The easy identifying feature is there legs are a shade of blue. They are migratory, Quote Link to post
j j m 6,481 Posted January 2, 2023 Report Share Posted January 2, 2023 lovely looking birds,i spent xmas in dubai and was flying a male in the desert great fun Quote Link to post
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