Wednesday 27 July 2016

Honey Buzzard, Batumi 2015

Juvenile




Juvenile approaching station 2 tourist platform.

Adult male


Adult male


Adult male

Adult female. Same bird appears a few photos down.

Adult male


Adult female. Trailing edge to wing still broad but more diffuse than male


Adult male. Middle tail band just clear of undertail coverts unlike many males.

Diffuse primary tips/trailing edge and tail bands as female. The primariy barring is quite poorly marked on this bird with very little barring in the secondaries.

Adult male


Adult female. This individual had a mostly bluish-grey head with a hint of brown on the cheeks.


Presumably female based on diffuse brownish primaries and trailing edge.

Remiges barring and tail barring no different to many males. Brownish crown and cheeks as female.


Same bird as above

Adult male

Adult female. Much barring in primaries and secondaries.

Adult male left with two females. Differences in trailing edge, primary and tail patterns quite clear. Field guides often make separating the sexes appear too easy.


Beautiful adult male


Adult male

Adult male

Adult male.


Adult female

Adult female

Adult male



Adult female

Adult male

Adult male

Adult male


This male appears to have survived a combine harvester.