help.wing tagged raptor scotland. (1 Viewer)

[mags1967]

saw this guy today not great images as only had a few moments and to far away.my first thought was harrier then female buzzard then red kite but i dont know only ever see buzzard here but this one had a white tag.hope some of you more knowledgable guys can spot something from these images.taken today motherwell scotland.thank you all in advance if you see something to id.margaret.

 

[lou salomon]

i'd favour red kite (whitish head, pale shoulders).

 

[Phil Andrews]

Possibly a Marsh Harrier? Are you able to advise which part of Scotland?

 

[mags1967]

Possibly a Marsh Harrier? Are you able to advise which part of Scotland?

west/east scotland,comes under north lanarkshire.

 

[Iraq Babbler]

not safe from these pics.

gave an impression of juv common buzzard

Omar

 

[mags1967]

who plays safe in birding.you will not lose your house or family from your opinions on poor pics.thank you so far on id.i went down to this place today specifically for a sighting of a wing tagged white tailed sea eagle all i found was possibly a red kite but i swing towards buzzard from my few minutes with seeing and trying to capture it.met a few better birders better than i and we stayed around me for about 4hours no other sighting.plenty buzzards and kestrel but no wing tagged larger raptor.hope i get a better pic but from your general comments i thought buzzard so will need to look into wing tagging of these raptors.someone saw 31 white&black tag.thank you on any info you know.margaret.

 

[AStevenson]

Margaret,

There's a couple of buzzard tagging projects run by the Central Scotland Raptor Study Group - you can contact them via the Scottish Raptor Study Group website - I suspect it is a buzzard and they are the most likely source of wing tagged birds in your area.

cheers, Andrew

 

[ashrich]

The bird in picture 4 is a red kite , the colour and posture while perched says it all .

Ashley

 

[mags1967]

thank you all.have sent a message to scottish raptor group with the details i know.thank you andrew.will let you know if they send a reply or not.thank you all again for your comments much appreciated.margaret.

 

[Jamie Dunning]

Agreed that pic 4 is a perched Red Kite.
Pretty safely to.