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Originally Posted by Tam  Another possibility is ,with its dangly legs and slow wingbeats is a heron but if its obviously not then sorry but i thought i would ask anyways  they do have white underneath though its not always obvious |
That was my thought too. The area you are talking about (Winter Hill and the Smithills area) is well watched (check out the Greater Manchester Birds website), so I doubt a Golden Eagle would slip through the net. Sounds intriguing however.
Regards, Chris