Mystery photographs

01 November 1992
Comments Main paper Even with it in silhouette, the majority of readers would surely recognise the dagger-like bill, flat crown with crest, fairly elongated wings and shortish tarsi of last month's mystery bird (plate 254, reproduced here in black-and-white) as a ter...
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Monthly marathon

01 November 1992
Comments Other The plummeting raptor (plate 181) was named as: Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus (78%) Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus (8%) Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus (6%), with a few votes each for Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus, Dark Chanting Goshawk Mel...
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