What kind of bird is this?
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by joellw
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by dms246 moderator
Ohhhh! I have no idea what this is, but that's a beautiful shot!
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by errol1989
Maybe a Montagus Harrier but it doesn't seem to have a black tip on the wing closest to us..
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by sk001
Without that black wing tip, I wonder if it could be one of the Goshawk species found in Africa?
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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.
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by sk001
@wilderzone: I like your thinking - thanks.
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by joellw
Thanks! My local bird watching friend also thought it was a falcon.
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