>> GENERAL >>>>>
– medium-sized owl, considerably smaller than Common Buzzard
– diurnal/nocturnal migrant
– migrates singly
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF1269, 11/01/2016, Cuxhaven, Germany, Roland Neumann
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF1270, 11/01/2016, Cuxhaven, Germany, Roland Neumann
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF0692, 29/10/2015, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF0693, 29/10/2015, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF0694, 08/11/2011, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF0695, 08/11/2011, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF0696, 15/10/2015, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF0697, 29/10/2015, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF0698, 29/10/2015, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF0699, 15/10/2015, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF0700, 15/10/2015, North Sea, offshore, Mathias Putze
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
BIF1257, 23/09/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß
Short-eared Owl Asio f. flammeus
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus, 1CY
BIF1256, 23/09/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– is supposed to be non-vocal on migration – no reliable evidence about flight calls
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Long-eared Owl (v)
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