2nd cy - 2 10 15. Four juvenile outer primaries and iris turning dark. |
Beautiful individual |
Juvenile - 25 9 15 |
This bird shows quite an obvious trailing edge but is lacking the blackness of an adult. Upperwing coverts showed golden tips to all. |
Adult |
Juvenile dark morph |
2nd cy - 11 10 15. Three juvenile outer primaries. |
Far less advanced than the 2nd cy three photos above. Shape as Steppe Buzzard and barring in secondaries pretty fine compared to Common. |
Perhaps the pale body is age related or could it be an intergrade with Common Buzzard? |
Juvenile. A slim winged and light bodied individual. Fine barring in secondaries like Steppe and p4-10 very clean . Underbody and underwings ochre coloured. |
Adult |
Pale Common Buzzard |
Juvenile. Fairly well barred secondaries, primaries and white underbody may point to a Common Buzzard. |
Juvenile |
I'm not sure how you can separate grey-brown Steppe from Common Buzzard. The barring thickness in the remiges is very variable in Steppe and some juveniles can be very pale below. |
This individual had very angled secondaries like a Goshawk. |
2nd cy. Fairly light barring in remiges and some warm tones in underwing coverts and underbody might make this a grey-brown morph. |
Top bird with strong extensive barring in remiges like Common Buzzard. Not sure if the outer-most primary is a worn brown juvenile feather? |
Perhaps two juvenile median secondaries in both wings, appearing shorter and browner? |
Juvenile pale morph Common Buzzard - 6 10 15. Same bird below. |
A Rough-legged Buzzard type pale Common Buzzard. |
2nd cy pale morph Common Buzzard. |
2nd cy pale morph Common Buzzard - 11 10 15 |
Juvenile pale morph Common Buzzard - 11 10 15 |