BOP ID please

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Araminta
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BOP ID please

I'm not good at taking photos of BOP, nor identifying them. I'm most likely wrong thinking this could be a Whistling Kite? Please put me out of my misery, (don't kill me), just tell me what it is, and what are the main features?

nevilleve
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Yeah pretty sure its a whistling kite with the wedge tail more than rounded due to damage?. The most pronounced feature is the size  being bigger than other kites and the M shape under the wing is showing up

Regards

Neville

Olympus OM-D EM-5, mZuiko 70-300mm, Zuiko 50-200 SWD, 1.4TC, Zuiko 12-60mm, mZuiko 12-50mm

SteveM
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Agree, it's a Whistling Kite, appears to be a juvenile. As Neville said, the underwing pattern is a good identifying feature here.

Cheers, Steve

Araminta
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Thanks Neville and Steve, that's what I thought.

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