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No sightings of Roe Deer, Fox, Hare or Badger will be mentioned on this blog throughout the year and links will be removed from other blogs giving the whereabouts of these mammals due to the rising influx of poaching, long dogging and lamping by sick individuals.
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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Mystery Raptor


The mystery raptor
On walking back to work this lunchtime I spotted a raptor slowly moving over >SW towards the Calder Valley. The bird was ridiculously high and I was only observing with the naked eye but the size of the bird stood out to be buzzard or above size. My first thought was Buzzard but the wings were very broad and the tail was long.This put it in the accipiter range but for the size I can only think female Goshawk.
The lower photo makes it look to have narrower wings but this is deceptive with the angle it was at.
Maybe I should carry binocs in my pocket instead of the camera.
I was hoping this would be picked up down the valley otherwise it will just have to go down as a "cud av bin"
Anyone any ideas ?
BS