Question has to be: if it's accepted can I or will I tick it. When Dave and I saw it, it was mainly against the light so we couldn't get much plumage detail at all. Would I have been suspicious about the earlier id? I doubt it. So what to do? Tick it of course I'm not stupid!
"discussing the finer points of Pied Harrier ID whilst watching a near ad male Amur Falcon in suspended wing moult..which means it had white underwing coverts from day one!"
Question has to be: if it's accepted can I or will I tick it. When Dave and I saw it, it was mainly against the light so we couldn't get much plumage detail at all. Would I have been suspicious about the earlier id? I doubt it. So what to do? Tick it of course I'm not stupid!
ReplyDeleteWished I stayed at home yesterday though!
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ReplyDelete"discussing the finer points of Pied Harrier ID whilst watching a near ad male Amur Falcon in suspended wing moult..which means it had white underwing coverts from day one!"