Eton Hall 17Aug14

From Danny

While I was walking around Eton Hall, a raptor flew overhead. A quick peep through the bins, ID as Crested Goshawk. As the bird thermal up, I managed a few record shots when a second Goshawk flew in but I managed only photos of one bird, id by the moulting wings.

The 1st pic, a terrible shot but yellow eyes were obvious, the second and third shots provide images of six primary fingers, whitish undertail coverts, round wings with bulging secondaries and the distinct nip-ins, well seen when raptor in flight overhead. Another distinct feature of the Crested Goshawk in flight are the refined bars on the thighs, not seen in the pics but discernible in the originals.