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A circling vulture
Fearless PETER FROST watches as a giant bone-breaking beast flies overhead near his home. Is he frightened? No, not Frosty
The rare bearded vulture (Gypaetus Barbatus) — one of the world’s biggest vulture species — was spotted over Britain this July
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IN July, like many others interested in birds, I smiled at and then ignored a number of tweets aimed at me and my local birders. The tweets suggested that a huge bird with a 2.5m (8ft 6in) wingspan had been seen near my home on the Warwickshire-Northamptonshire borders. Sadly hoaxes, or genuine misidentifications, such as these are all too commonplace.
As the day went on more sightings seemed to suggest that the giant bird did exist and was actually a rare bearded vulture (Gypaetus Barbatus) — one of the world’s biggest vulture species.
The bearded vulture is actually an unmistakable bird, not just because of its size. It has with black Elvis-style sideburns, red rings around the eyes and a long wedge-shaped tail. Facial markings and wings are black, the rest of the head, neck and body are a rich rusty orange.
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