Hi Tony,
I'm thinking its a mature(well aged) Black Falcon.
Cheers,
Peter
From: "Tony Keene" <>
To:
Date: 07/06/2011 02:03 PM
Subject: Raptor ID: Williamstown, Melbourne 6th June
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Hi all,
I got this set of photos while at Williamstown yesterday:
http://www.tonykeenebirds.co.uk/random/raptor1.html
The bird came from the east along the shore line and then turned out over
the harbour. After seeing the Silver Gulls ferociously mobbing a Kestrel
minutes earlier, they surprisingly left this bird alone. I thought
Square-tailed Kite at first, but the underwing pattern and tail aren't
right. Another thought entered my head, but that would be insanity. Note
the large grey beak with black tip in the last photo.
Any comments or suggestions welcome!
This bird came at the end of a long weekend of fantastic fun birding - Ed
Williams and I went up to Murray-Sunset and Hattah-Kulkyne NPs and managed
to bag some really nice birds. On the Monday, I even managed to get
Black-faced Cormorant in Williamstown and Swift Parrots at Royal Park. 31
lifers for the weekend (32 if this raptor is ID'd). I'm writing a trip
report at the moment and I"ll post the link here later.
Thanks to everyone who offered advice about Melbourne birding over the
last couple of weeks.
Cheers!
Tony
Photos, paintings and drawings of Australian, NZ, Swiss and British Birds
www.tonykeenebirds.co.uk
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