Hawkmaster
27-01-2005, 10:23 PM
Wahlberg's Eagle (Aquila Wahlbergi)
Wallace scops owl (Otus Silvicola)
Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila Audax)
West african harrier hawk (Gymnogenys Typicus)
Western honey buzzard (Pernis Apivorus)
Western marsh-harrier (cf. marsh-harrier)
Western screech-owl (Otus Kennicottii)
Western steppe-buzard (cf. steppe buzzard)
Whiskered screech owl (Otus Trichopsis)
Whistling kite (Haliastur Sphenurus)
White hawk (Leucopternis Albicollis)
White-backed vulture (Gyps Africanus)
White-bellied goshawk (Accipiter Haplochrous)
White-bellied sea-eagle (Haliaeetus Leucogaster)
White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter Chionogaster)
White-browed hawk (Leucopternis Kuhli)
White-browed hawk owl (Ninox Superciliaris)
White-collared Kite (Leptodon Forbesi)
White-eyed buzzard (Butastur Teesa)
White-Faced Scops Owl (Otus leucotis)
White-fronted scops owl (Otus Sagittatus)
White-headed vulture (Trigonoceps Occipitalis)
White-necked hawk (Leucopternis Lacernulata)
White-rumped hawk (Buteo Leucorrhous)
White-rumped vulture (Gyps Bengalensis)
White-Tailed eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla)
The white-tailed eagle is the largest UK bird of prey. It has brown body plumage with a conspicuously pale head and neck which can be almost white in older birds, and the tail feathers of adults are white. In flight it has massive long, broad wings with 'fingered' ends. Its head protrudes and it has a short, wedge-shaped tail. It was persecuted to extinction in the Uk in the early 19th century and the present population has been reintroduced.
Where does it live?
Breeding
Mainly a coastal species, white-tailed eagles prefer rocky coastlines. They also live near rivers and large lakes, occurring several hundred miles inland in Europe and Russia.
Wintering
Similar to breeding habitats. Northern European birds will move south to lakes and estuaries in winter.
Where to see it?
A rare breeding bird which is confined to the west coast of Scotland.
What does it eat?
Fish and birds
What does it sound like?
A yelping cry made up of 15-30 short 'yaps'
When to see it?
All year round.
White-tailed hawk (Buteo Albicaudatus)
White-tailed kite (Elanus Leucurus)
White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula)
White-throated screech owl (Otus Albogularis)
Wallace scops owl (Otus Silvicola)
Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila Audax)
West african harrier hawk (Gymnogenys Typicus)
Western honey buzzard (Pernis Apivorus)
Western marsh-harrier (cf. marsh-harrier)
Western screech-owl (Otus Kennicottii)
Western steppe-buzard (cf. steppe buzzard)
Whiskered screech owl (Otus Trichopsis)
Whistling kite (Haliastur Sphenurus)
White hawk (Leucopternis Albicollis)
White-backed vulture (Gyps Africanus)
White-bellied goshawk (Accipiter Haplochrous)
White-bellied sea-eagle (Haliaeetus Leucogaster)
White-breasted Hawk (Accipiter Chionogaster)
White-browed hawk (Leucopternis Kuhli)
White-browed hawk owl (Ninox Superciliaris)
White-collared Kite (Leptodon Forbesi)
White-eyed buzzard (Butastur Teesa)
White-Faced Scops Owl (Otus leucotis)
White-fronted scops owl (Otus Sagittatus)
White-headed vulture (Trigonoceps Occipitalis)
White-necked hawk (Leucopternis Lacernulata)
White-rumped hawk (Buteo Leucorrhous)
White-rumped vulture (Gyps Bengalensis)
White-Tailed eagle (Haliaeetus Albicilla)
The white-tailed eagle is the largest UK bird of prey. It has brown body plumage with a conspicuously pale head and neck which can be almost white in older birds, and the tail feathers of adults are white. In flight it has massive long, broad wings with 'fingered' ends. Its head protrudes and it has a short, wedge-shaped tail. It was persecuted to extinction in the Uk in the early 19th century and the present population has been reintroduced.
Where does it live?
Breeding
Mainly a coastal species, white-tailed eagles prefer rocky coastlines. They also live near rivers and large lakes, occurring several hundred miles inland in Europe and Russia.
Wintering
Similar to breeding habitats. Northern European birds will move south to lakes and estuaries in winter.
Where to see it?
A rare breeding bird which is confined to the west coast of Scotland.
What does it eat?
Fish and birds
What does it sound like?
A yelping cry made up of 15-30 short 'yaps'
When to see it?
All year round.
White-tailed hawk (Buteo Albicaudatus)
White-tailed kite (Elanus Leucurus)
White-throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)
White-throated Hawk (Buteo albigula)
White-throated screech owl (Otus Albogularis)