Greater Spotted Eagle
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Forest edge (very rare).
Diet: Mammals, birds.
Best time to spot: Big dark eagle.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK raptors and owls.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Lesser Spotted Eagle · Forest edge (extreme vagrant)
- Tengmalm's Owl · Pine forest (very rare)
- Parrot CrossbillRare · Pine forest (very rare)
- Allen's Gallinule · Marshes (very rare)
- Alpine Accentor · Mountains (very rare)
- American Bittern · Reedbeds (very rare vagrant)
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