tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5935923466448367082..comments2024-03-28T19:47:03.214+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55919852478874122642016-11-09T19:34:22.429+00:002016-11-09T19:34:22.429+00:00Sounds about right.
That's a very good record!...Sounds about right.<br />That's a very good record!<br />Must say I admire your Nuthatch picture!<br />Inch perfect!Arjun Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428937191960058515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-82142668453212064862016-11-09T19:22:48.787+00:002016-11-09T19:22:48.787+00:00Of those two I would settle for a Marsh Harrier. I...Of those two I would settle for a Marsh Harrier. I definitely saw pale bits of the underside of the wings, but not clearly enough to be sure of the pattern.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-77665405542948392012016-11-09T16:12:00.760+00:002016-11-09T16:12:00.760+00:00I would say Marsh Harrier or Goshawk. I saw a simi...I would say Marsh Harrier or Goshawk. I saw a similar kind of bird over Wallington a few days days ago and got a clear view, showing a clear Marsh Harrier.<br />That picture however looks like a Goshawk also as the general shape looks like a hawk.<br />Hard to tell though.<br />Either way its a good record i assume!<br />Arjun Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12428937191960058515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-16286715363592450782016-11-09T09:58:42.705+00:002016-11-09T09:58:42.705+00:00Was wondering about that too. There are some as cl...Was wondering about that too. There are some as close as Rainham Marshes.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-79147003869590430152016-11-09T09:47:25.227+00:002016-11-09T09:47:25.227+00:00If not red kite then marsh harrier maybe? Do any f...If not red kite then marsh harrier maybe? Do any frequent the London area?Dom Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-67817212633950256212016-11-08T12:46:26.601+00:002016-11-08T12:46:26.601+00:00Tricky. I'd have expected a narrowing of the ...Tricky. I'd have expected a narrowing of the wings mid-wing in a kite, but on the other hand the tail looks much too long to be a buzzard. if you can see pale patches on the wing-ends in poor light that argues for kite, where those should be much more prominent; but buzzards, in my long-ish experience, are very variable in colour terms (up there with 'Russula cyanoxantha' . . .). My rule of thumb is to claim the less rare bird, but in Hyde Park either would be a bit of a find! harryghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184350321693687780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-54988522940784916822016-11-07T23:19:28.279+00:002016-11-07T23:19:28.279+00:00Three of us thought it was a Common Buzzard. At th...Three of us thought it was a Common Buzzard. At that distance all I could see was that there were paler bits at the outer ends of the wings. Can't rule out a Red Kite.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-18768982892631627312016-11-07T23:18:03.965+00:002016-11-07T23:18:03.965+00:00Me too. Cake is their favourite thing, and it is c...Me too. Cake is their favourite thing, and it is churlish to deny them a few crumbs.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-49573991927991137032016-11-07T23:12:25.898+00:002016-11-07T23:12:25.898+00:00Were you able to positively ID the Buzzard? Propor...Were you able to positively ID the Buzzard? Proportions look more like some other raptors in that picture. JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-7405433032451824822016-11-07T17:55:07.443+00:002016-11-07T17:55:07.443+00:00I think I'd pay extra for a chance to have som...I think I'd pay extra for a chance to have some Starlings harass me while I eat my lunch ... How can one look at those wonderfully shiny mimics and not say 'here, have my lunch!'.TinĂºvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com