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Cotswold Falconry centre

Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by AdrianW1963, 29 Mar 2019.

  1. AdrianW1963

    AdrianW1963 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    This was my once a year visit to what I would call my favourite Birds of Prey Collection but saying this it’s starting to look its age now.

    Some of the aviaries are a little old now to say the least and could do with a refurb or a complete make over, these include all the Owl aviaries and a few of the other aviaries.

    Did notice that they now have Red Tailed Hawk and Brahminy Kites in the collection, beautiful looking birds but unfortunately they are in a couple of the older aviaries.

    Sad news the Pgymy Owl sadly passed away with old age, they now have an American Kestrel in the small exhibit that used to hold the Pygmy Owl.

    The new Red Kite aviary at the bottom of the collection now holds a pair of White backed vultures and an African hooded vulture this aviary looks about the right size for these birds.

    They now have Black kite, Yellow billed kite & Red kite in the same aviary which is great as you can see the differences between the three species at close quarters.

    Secretary birds now sitting on a nest.

    SPECIES SEEN TODAY –

    African fish eagle
    African goshawk
    African hooded vulture
    African pygmy falcon
    African tawny eagle
    African wood owl
    Ashy faced owl
    Bald eagle
    Barred owl
    Bateleur eagle
    Black chested buzzard eagle
    Black kite
    Black vulture (American)
    Brahminy kite
    Burrowing owl
    Chimango caracara
    Common buzzard
    Crested caracara
    Ferruginous hawk
    Golden eagle
    Great grey owl
    Gymnogene
    Lanner falcon
    Lesser kestrel
    Luggar falcon
    Mottled owl
    Mountain caracara
    Northern hawk owl
    Oriental bay owl
    Palm nut vulture
    Peregrine falcon
    Red backed hawk
    Red kite
    Red tailed hawk
    Roe deer (in paddock at bottom of collection off site)
    Ruppell's griffon vulture
    Saker falcon
    Secretary bird
    Snowy owl
    Southern boobook
    Southern white faced owl
    Steppe eagle
    Swainson's hawk
    Turkey vulture
    Ural owl
    Vermiculated owl
    Western red footed falcon
    Western screech owl
    White backed vulture
    White eyed kestrel
    Yellow billed kite
    Yellow headed caracara
     
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