This record was submitted by Yip Jen Wei on 27 Oct 2022. All user submissions will be reviewed by the Records Committee. Entries listed here may be edited for brevity and clarity while the original record is left unchanged.
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| Species | Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus |
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| Record ID | 10328 |
| Date | 27 Oct 2022 |
| Location | Nanyang Technological University |
| Count | 1 individual |
| Date added | 27 Oct 2022 |
| Vote results | For: 8 Wild: 8 |
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| Verdict | Accepted / Wild (Verifiable) |
| Identification |
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| In the very far distance saw a raptor slowly circling north of NTU, through the binoculars definitely not a honey buzzard. Through photos square tail, white patterns on upperparts, frontal view shows the very distinctive white spots on the shoulders even at distance. |
| Habitat/behaviour |
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| Circling, stayed a few minutes just going around, eventually too far off to see. |
| Viewing conditions |
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| Bright and sunny although my optics not very good. |
| Observer's experience |
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| Seen dark morphs before and familiar with the id features. |
| Observer's experience w/similar species |
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| Quite familiar with all confusion species, black kite, brahminy etc. |
Bird Society of Singapore. (2022). Record 10328: Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://records.singaporebirds.com/record/10328/.