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Subject: Accipter ID on Po Toi please? [Print This Page]

Author: cattrall    Time: 26/03/2012 18:17     Subject: Accipter ID on Po Toi please?

Hi all... observed from a distance an accipiter circling over the pond just behind the village in Po Toi on Sunday (where the Ferruginous Flycatcher was seen - great views of that one!) Can't decide between a Besra or a Crested Goshawk. I did notice a white rump/upper tail coverts as it flew away. Size seemed more Goshawk than Besra but really not sure. I figured anyone who knows the island (Geoff?) probably knows this bird as well. Any ideas? Thanks!
Author: Beetle    Time: 26/03/2012 18:43

I think i have got this bird and i believe it is a crested goshawk.

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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/attachment.php?aid=11127


Author: wgeoff    Time: 26/03/2012 18:54

There is a Crested Goshawk on Po Toi at the moment which regularly circles around in the way you describe.
Author: cattrall    Time: 26/03/2012 20:27

Thanks very much for both replies... indeed the photo looks exactly like the bird I saw




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