Juvenile spotted eagle? - seen July in Kruger Park (1 Viewer)

[meerkat_stu]

Hi,
Last July (14th) we saw this eagle soaring at a distance on the S90 north of Satara camp. At the time we thought it looked like a juvenile lesser spotted eagle, but as they are summer visitors thought it could not be. Having had time to look at the photos we took over the past year I am still not sure what it was, as all the likely options are summer visitors. Are there any records of juveniles over-wintering in the area? Or is there a more likely option I should consider?

Any thoughts appreciated. I have attached the pictures: you will need to zoom in to see any detail as it was not a close sighting.

Thanks

 

[tconzemi]

The white patches on upper are probably due to the moulting inner primaries, everything else is good for Tawny Eagle

 

[meerkat_stu]

The white patches on upper are probably due to the moulting inner primaries, everything else is good for Tawny Eagle

Thanks for the speedy reply @tconzemi. That makes sense - there were of course lots of Tawny around of various ages.