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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
Hello! Gosh that is all very interesting! Thanks! I'm on Habberley Estate on the edge of kidderminster very near Habberley Valley at which there is an info board with all the raptors which have been seen there, and it includes goshawks! That's very close to Trimpley! And I am very sure I've... -
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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
Ahhh we are sooo lucky to live so near Kinver aren't we! Goshawks was my first guess, but the colouring seemed wrong, though perhaps they were variants! I live very near Habberley Valley and Goshawks are listed on the info board as being seen there, I've never seen them there I have to say, but... -
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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
Thanks for replying! It does seem so, they were just so intriguingly different! But nature like to play so variants maybe! Defo a mystery! And aww thanks! It's brilliant! 😄 Ooo PS Kinver borders STAFFORDSHIRE, not Shropshire as I put in my post! I've added a note to my post on that! Shropshire... -
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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
Thanks! It truly is mysterious! It's really intriguing me! -
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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
Ahh that is interesting! Thank you! We are blessed with many buzzards round here! They did seem too small, slender and sleek for buzzards, but I take your point on variation! Thanks so much! Oh PS Kinver borders STAFFORDSHIRE, not Shropshire as I put in my post! I've added a note to my post on... -
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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
Thank you for that! Goshawks was my first guess but the colouring seemed wrong for male, female or juvenile! We do have them round here! Perhaps they were variant from the usual colours..? Definitely too large and wrong colours for sparrowhawks... its truly intriguing me! I keep my camera and... -
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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
PS Kinver borders STAFFORDSHIRE, not Shropshire as I put in my post! I've added a note to the post on that! Shropshire isn't far though! -
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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
Gosh thanks for replying! Interesting ID tip re perching behaviour! They were both on lowest branches one 6ft ish up, one 10ft ish up, but I'm thinking they don't like trees at all, preferring to be low but on top perhaps? We have a lot of buzzards and sparrowhawks round here, it was very... -
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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
Correction: Kinver borders STAFFORDSHIRE not Shropshire! Though Shropshire is not far away! I'm a durrr brain! -
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Mystery raptor, Montagu Harrier..?
Hello! Me and my mum saw two mystery raptors this Tuesday 24th January at Kinver Edge, Shropshire, bordering Worcestershire. They were larger than a sparrow hawk, smaller than a buzzard, and very dark brown, almost black, like burnt toast all over, including their heads. Very sleek and...