Falcon and Owl ID

[sebastianbawn]

Hi all. These two pics were taken in a Farm in Bossington (Bird of Prey centre).
I think they are both from the UK, the owl I am questioning a bit though
Any ideas welcome in ID'ing them
Thanks

[Jenny W]

Eagle Owl, Bubo bubo - they do occur in the UK but there are questions over whether they are native or not.

The other is a Gyr x Saker I suspect - neither native to the UK.

[Naturenutz]

The first one is an eagle owl of which there are a few species all very similar,eg iranian,turkmanian etc . Im not sure the second one, but maybe a gyr falcon,someone with more knowledge on falcons will no better.

[willing to learn]

The owl is a eagle owl, the falcon is a hybrid gyr x peregrine
Regards
Colin

[sebastianbawn]

Thanks Jenny. Im surprised its an Eagle Owl. The way its hunched down through me a little but thanks for the ID. GyrXSaker sounds plausible, many thanks

[Tracey.A]

Eagle owl, but not sure what the falcon is.

Tracey

[sebastianbawn]

Thanks all. The owl is sorted. So the falcon is a Gyr hybrid with either a Saker or a Peregrine. That gives me something to ponder, many thanks

[owlmomma]

Eurasian Eagle Owl