What kind of bird is this?

• by joellw

  

  Posted January 6, 2013 4:33 AM

• by dms246 moderator

  Ohhhh! I have no idea what this is, but that's a beautiful shot!

  Posted January 6, 2013 7:48 AM

• by errol1989

  Maybe a Montagus Harrier but it doesn't seem to have a black tip on the wing closest to us..

  Posted January 6, 2013 11:26 AM

• by sk001

  Without that black wing tip, I wonder if it could be one of the Goshawk species found in Africa?

  Posted January 6, 2013 9:40 PM

• by wilderzone moderator

  Hard to judge the size since there's nothing else in the shot for perspective, but the wings are quite narrow, so I'm inclined to say some sort of falcon. The small reddish patch above the underside of the tail, and the pattern on the wings best matches the Amur Falcon in my field guide.

  Posted January 6, 2013 11:11 PM

• by sk001

  @wilderzone: I like your thinking - thanks.

  Posted January 7, 2013 6:16 PM

• by joellw

  Thanks! My local bird watching friend also thought it was a falcon.

  Posted January 11, 2013 1:59 AM