Saw this fella at my local country park today , basking in the glorious september sunshine.
I think it's a juvenile but not %100 sure
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seems to have a dark crown and no visible sign of a plume so it may be a young one.
Pete
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AGEING
4 types of age can be recognized:
Juvenile with grey forehead, crown and nape; upperparts without ornamental feathers.
1st year winter/2nd year spring with grey crown, streaked sooty black; dull black nape with ornamental feathers shorter and less glossy than adults.
2nd year autumn/3rd year spring similar to adults, but with grey forehead and only some white feathers on crown.
Adult with black sides and pink ornamental feathers on breast; uniform grey upperparts with pale grey ornamental feathers; pure white forehead and crown with black borders; long and glossy ornamental feathers on nape.
CAUTION: some adults can have grey crown, but always have white nape.
Regards Buzzard
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