Hawkmaster
27-01-2005, 10:26 PM
Pacific baza (cf. crested baza)
Pacific screech owl (Otus Cooperi)
Palau owl (Pyrroglaux Podarginus)
Palawan scops owl (Otus Fuliginosus)
Pale chanting-goshawk (Melierax Canorus)
Pallas sea eagle (Haliaeetus Leucoryphus)
Pallas's fish eagle (cf. pallas sea eagle)
Pallid harrier (Circus Macrourus)
Pallid scops-owl (Otus Brucei)
Palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax Angolensis)
Papuan hawk owl (Uroglaux Dimorpha)
Pearl kite (Gampsonyx Swainsonii)
Pearl kite (Gampsonyx Swainsonii)
Pearl-spotted owlet (Glaucidium Perlatum)
Pel's fishing-owl (Scotopelia Peli)
Pemba scops owl (Otus Pembaensis)
Peregrine falcon (Falco Peregrinus)
The peregrine is a large and powerful falcon. It has long, broad, pointed wings and a relatively short tail. It is blue-grey above, with a blackish top of the head and an obvious black ‘moustache’ that contrasts with its white face. Its breast is finely spotted. It is swift and agile in flight, chasing prey. The strongholds of the breeding birds in the UK are the uplands of the north and west and rocky seacoasts. Peregrines have suffered persecution from gamekeepers and landowners, and been a target for egg collectors, but better legal protection and control of pesticides (which indirectly poisoned birds) have helped the population to recover considerably from a low in the 1960s. Some birds, particularly females and juveniles, move away from the uplands in autumn.
Where does it live?
Breeding
Nests on crags or other rock faces, sea-cliffs, offshore islands, quarries and on buildings in towns.
Wintering
Marshes, estuaries and farmland, particularly in the east.
Where to see it?
Found along rocky seacliffs and the uplands of the UK are both good places in the breeding season. East coast marshes where there are large gatherings of birds can be a good place in the winter. There is a wardened RSPB watchpoint at Symonds Yat in Gloucestershire where you can see peregrines on a nest site.
What does it eat?
Medium-sized birds, such as wading birds, pigeons and small ducks.
What does it sound like?
Usually silent; at nest can make a high-pitched ‘kek-kek-kek-kek’ call.
When to see it?
All year round
Peruvian screech owl (Otus Roboratus)
Pharaoh eagle-owl ()
Philippine falconet (Microhierax Erythrogonys)
Philippine hawk owl (Ninox Philippensis)
Philippine scops owl (Otus Megalotis)
Philippine serpent-eagle (Spilornis Holospilus)
Pied goshawk (Accipiter Albogularis)
Pied harrier (Circus Melanoleucus)
Plain-breasted hawk (Accipiter Ventralis)
Plumbeous kite (Ictinia Plumbea)
Powerful owl (Ninox Strenua)
Prairie falcon (Falco Mexicanus)
Puerto Rican screech owl (Otus Nudipes)
Puna hawk (Buteo Poecilochrous)
Pacific screech owl (Otus Cooperi)
Palau owl (Pyrroglaux Podarginus)
Palawan scops owl (Otus Fuliginosus)
Pale chanting-goshawk (Melierax Canorus)
Pallas sea eagle (Haliaeetus Leucoryphus)
Pallas's fish eagle (cf. pallas sea eagle)
Pallid harrier (Circus Macrourus)
Pallid scops-owl (Otus Brucei)
Palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax Angolensis)
Papuan hawk owl (Uroglaux Dimorpha)
Pearl kite (Gampsonyx Swainsonii)
Pearl kite (Gampsonyx Swainsonii)
Pearl-spotted owlet (Glaucidium Perlatum)
Pel's fishing-owl (Scotopelia Peli)
Pemba scops owl (Otus Pembaensis)
Peregrine falcon (Falco Peregrinus)
The peregrine is a large and powerful falcon. It has long, broad, pointed wings and a relatively short tail. It is blue-grey above, with a blackish top of the head and an obvious black ‘moustache’ that contrasts with its white face. Its breast is finely spotted. It is swift and agile in flight, chasing prey. The strongholds of the breeding birds in the UK are the uplands of the north and west and rocky seacoasts. Peregrines have suffered persecution from gamekeepers and landowners, and been a target for egg collectors, but better legal protection and control of pesticides (which indirectly poisoned birds) have helped the population to recover considerably from a low in the 1960s. Some birds, particularly females and juveniles, move away from the uplands in autumn.
Where does it live?
Breeding
Nests on crags or other rock faces, sea-cliffs, offshore islands, quarries and on buildings in towns.
Wintering
Marshes, estuaries and farmland, particularly in the east.
Where to see it?
Found along rocky seacliffs and the uplands of the UK are both good places in the breeding season. East coast marshes where there are large gatherings of birds can be a good place in the winter. There is a wardened RSPB watchpoint at Symonds Yat in Gloucestershire where you can see peregrines on a nest site.
What does it eat?
Medium-sized birds, such as wading birds, pigeons and small ducks.
What does it sound like?
Usually silent; at nest can make a high-pitched ‘kek-kek-kek-kek’ call.
When to see it?
All year round
Peruvian screech owl (Otus Roboratus)
Pharaoh eagle-owl ()
Philippine falconet (Microhierax Erythrogonys)
Philippine hawk owl (Ninox Philippensis)
Philippine scops owl (Otus Megalotis)
Philippine serpent-eagle (Spilornis Holospilus)
Pied goshawk (Accipiter Albogularis)
Pied harrier (Circus Melanoleucus)
Plain-breasted hawk (Accipiter Ventralis)
Plumbeous kite (Ictinia Plumbea)
Powerful owl (Ninox Strenua)
Prairie falcon (Falco Mexicanus)
Puerto Rican screech owl (Otus Nudipes)
Puna hawk (Buteo Poecilochrous)