I’ve recently detected a growing unease among some birding factions on the Internet. Some have written to forums pleading for help, while others have gone straight to the point and have e-mailed me asking for the solution to the raptor silhouette competion available on this page at the BirdingInSpain.com main site.
I’m about to reveal the answers.
So if you want to have a go yourself without cheating follow the link and read no further…
If, however, you are stumped, and there’s no harm in admitting it because it was a difficult test and as far as I recall no-one has got 20 out of the 22, read on…
1. Honey Buzzard
2. Black-winged Kite
3. Red Kite
4. Osprey
5. Short-toed Eagle
6. Goshawk
7. Booted Eagle
8. Eleonora’s Falcon
9. Common Buzzard
10. Peregrine
11. Black Kite
12. Hen Harrier
13. Bonelli’s Eagle
14. Montagu’s Harrier
15. Golden Eagle
16. Egyptian Vulture
17. Marsh Harrier
18. Hobby
19. Sparrowhawk
20. Common Kestrel
21. Griffon Vulture
22. Lammergeier
Most difficulties were caused by numbers 2, 7, 8 and 12. Of course, true to the BirdingInSpain theme they are all raptors that can be seen in northeast Spain.
Did you enjoy it? Was it worth my time? Would someone like another more difficult/easier one?
I await your comments.
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