04 November 2016

The Black Shouldered Kite

For this post we where  lucky enough to capture some great photos of this
medium sized grey and white raptor marked by black shoulders ,which shows
a black inner forewing in flight.Upperparts pale grey; underparts white; black
on innerwing above and on wing tips below.
Plumage pattern unique among European raptors.Regular hovering ,buoyant flight;
plus large flat head thick neck aid identification at distance.



















We enjoyed watching this beautiful bird for about  20 mins or so and its not
very often you get to see this raptor so close .
Until our next post happy birding

La Janda







After several outings to La Janda it has  once again produced some great bird watching 
for us we normally go down on weekends and it always holds a surprise or two for us .
Here are some photos of  the birds we saw .

Ruff

Ruff

Ruff

Ruff

Ruff

Ruff

Ruff

Ruff

Booted Eagle

Booted Eagle

Booted Eagle

Red-legged Partridge

Black winged Stilt

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Water Pipit

Common Snipe


Common Snipe


Marsh Harrier

Marsh Harrier

Marsh Harrier

Marsh Harrier

Kestrel

Griffon Vulture

Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian Spoonbill

Black shouldered Kite

Black shouldered Kite

Black shouldered Kite

Osprey

Osprey

Osprey

Osprey

Osprey

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take a look at more bird images in the albums .