Bird Identification - Mystery Birds

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I've asked this one before... :o0ps:

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Looks like it might have white spots on tail feathers in which case it's a Little Sparrowhawk, but can't be sure. Otherwise an African Goshawk. -O-


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I think little sparrowhawk, it has no bars on the throat.


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Skukuza area...we may have had it before/ :o0ps:


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Longish Tail ...Bill size Medium large ..right colour from a smudgy pic ..No hidden crest like Brown Snake Eagle which has a short tail anyway ..Wahlberg's Eagle


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Peter Betts wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 9:05 am Longish Tail ...Bill size Medium large ..right colour from a smudgy pic ..No hidden crest like Brown Snake Eagle which has a short tail anyway ..Wahlberg's Eagle
I agree, and you can see that the tail is quite square.


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It was the middle of winter, though... ..0..


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Richprins wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 9:44 am It was the middle of winter, though... ..0..
A few over winter like some Thick Billed Cuckoo


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