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[China] Raptors @ Northern Xinjiang 北疆猛禽

Raptors @ Northern Xinjiang 北疆猛禽

Mid May, 2011
Long-legged Buzzard 棕尾鵟

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Steppe Eagle 草原鵰

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Hi Eric, for the bird you refer to, I did mean Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis). Its size (72-81 cm) is so much larger than a Common Buzzard (54 cm) & their features are different. I don't know why you would have thought it was a Common Buzzard?

Paul

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John & Eric,
As far as I can remember, we first spotted a large bird perching on a post while we were on a van at dusk. So we immediately went down from the van & took some record photos. The bird then moved to another post. And to my delight, it finally perched on a post close to my position. As all these just happened within a couple of mins., I believe the bird in my 1st photo was the same in the other photos. Anyway I attach here 3 more record photos which I hope will help to ID this bird; photo A was took just before the 1st photo, photo B was took after the bird landed on a post & photo C was took when the bird flied away again before it landed relatively close to me.

Paul
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B

C

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John,
Thank you very much for your analysis.
Paul

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Steppe Eagle in flight (different one)

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Lesser Kestrel 黃爪隼

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Eurasian Hobby 燕隼

Common Kestrel 紅隼

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Pallid Harrier 草原鷂

The bird under the Pallid Harrier was a Montagu's Harrier.

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