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Science Section - Teachers' Support Notes
THE BIRDS AT LEIGHTON HALL
See if you spot these birds of prey on your visit to Leighton Hall.
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Elle
Males and females: Dark brown with pale area on chest and underwing. Barred
brown tail
Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo Regalis) Harley
Males and females grey head, white chested with red area. Red and
grey wings with pale tail
Harris Hawk (Parabuteo Unicinctus) Shadow, Jarreth
Males and females: Dark brown with chestnut area on wings and legs.
White stripe at top and bottom of tail
Kestrel (Falco Tinninculus) Midge, Domino and Kato
Males: Grey head, pale chested with teardrops red wings. Grey tail
with white and black stripe at tip.
Females: Mid brown with paler chest with teardrops brown wings and brown
barred tail.
Saker (Falco cherrug) Raphael & Fortune
Males and females: Vary in colour from pale cream to dark brown. All
have pale chest with teardrops and barred tail.
Peregrine: (Falco Peregrinus) Bobby
Males and females: Blue grey head and wings. Pale chest with barrings
and barred tail.
Gyr Falcon (Falco Rusticulous) Creek
Males and females: vary from white, silver grey or black, depending
on which part of the arctic they originate. White gyrs have only a few
black bars on their wings and tail. Silver and grey gyrs have pale chests
with barring and a barred tail.
Steppe Eagle (Aquila Nipalensis) Gorby
Males and females: Dark brown with random paler areas often on the
back of the neck. Solid brown tail.
European Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) Apple & Crumble
Males and females: Mottled light and dark brown. Slightly paler chest
tail. Mottled light and dark brown ear tufts. Orange eyes.
Mexican Striped Owl (Rhinoptynx Clamater)
Males and females: Mottled light and dark brown pale chests. Mottled
light and dark brown tails. Dark eyes and ear tufts.
Barn Own (Tyto Alba) Solly and Elsa
Males and females: Cream coloured head and back of wings flecked with
grey. Pale chest and under wings often completely white. Pale tail. Dark
eyes.
Tawny Owl (Strix Aluco) Toni, Star and Feather
Males and females: Mottled light and brown including chest and tail.
Dark eyes. Call is a distinctive twit twoo.
Snowy Owl (Nyctea Scandiaca) Hedwig
Females white with black bars on head, back and chest. Males almost
completely white. Yellow eyes.
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