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3165
(8 photos)
2019-09-14 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
2cy female. Clearly two generations of remiges and the outer two primaries are old juvenile. The eye, which is normally dark on the juvenile female, is starting to become yellow as seen in photo 5. Normally 5 'fingers' are visible in the hand, but here it looks like 4 four are present, probably lacking one due to molt. The compact and heavy body with the broad hand is your first indication that this is not one of the lighter circus harriers, Montagu's or Pallid, which are coming through this part of Denmark too during migration. In smaller numbers though, even though the last few weeks have seen a large number than usual of Pallid Harriers. |
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3180
(7 photos)
2019-10-04 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
First calendar year. Juvenile with fresh plumage and dark eye. Two roosting today. |
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3558
(4 photos)
2021-09-02 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
First calendar year. Villahøj. A young bird present while the Montagu's Harrier is also in the area, causing some inexperienced birders to misidentify this bird as such. But the broad hand with 5 fingers and the strong build should be enough to identify it correctly. The strong streaking on the breast would also be unusual for a young Montagu's or Pallid. Also notice the rather dark head area compared to the two. |
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3567
(8 photos)
2021-09-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
First calendar year. Time of passage. Complete and classic plumage. |
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3653
(5 photos)
2021-10-30 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
First calendar year. |
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3766
(3 photos)
2021-11-15 Tårnby Kommune (Amager), Denmark
Adult. ♀. Kystvejen. Pale eye, grayish upper hand and rather cold toned underside give the sex and age. 6 birds were reported from Kalvebod Fælled today, and this bird being the first I see at this location indicate an expected influx with the shift to eastern cold wind. |
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3774
(3 photos)
2021-11-29 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
First calendar year. Dark eye, warm buff underside and dusky pale parts of the secondaries. |
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3877
(5 photos)
2021-12-14 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
Adult. ♂. A well-marked adult male showing the classic dark head and trailing edge. |
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3858
(2 photos)
2021-12-19 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
Probably juvenile looking warm colored below and in a neat uniform plumage. Harassed by Hooded Crow. |
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4197
(6 photos)
2022-09-29 Sydvestpynten, Denmark
Second calendar year. ♀. Adding all photos to show how different the same bird can look. In the last photos it almost looks like the hand is pointed, suggesting that it could be one of the other species. Notice how you can't see the rufous axillaries in photo one. The fact that they are there, makes me say that the bird is a 2cy female. |
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5651
(4 photos)
2024-02-17 Holløse Bredning (nordsjælland), Denmark
Adult. ♀. |