As shown by there being no threads on the place , the Cotswold Falconry Centre tends to stay 'below the radar' .
I spent a pleasant couple of hours on a warm Saturday afternoon there . It shares the Car Park with the Batsford Arboretum and a garden Centre near to the village of Moreton-in-Marsh to the north of the Cotswolds .
It is quite a small site and collection in comparison to the Hawk Conservancy or ICBP at Newent but it does have a number of unusual species . It even has a recently published , attractive guide book .
If you like Caracaras this is the place to visit with pairs of five species on show - both Crested and Yellow-headed had a single youngster with the parent birds , Striated have also bred here . More unusual are the recent arrivals - Chimango , a small pale species related to the Yellow-headed , and Mountain a black and white solid bird related to the Striated .
A range of tall aviaries near the entrance houses pairs of White-backed vulture , Secretary bird , and Bateleur eagles who breed regularly . Nearby are smaller aviaries for American kestrel , Common scops and Ferruginous pygmy owls , which have bred . Birds used in the flying displays are tethered near the entrance , notable are pairs of Bald and Golden and a single Chilean eagle as well as hawks , falcons and owls .
A number of interesting species are housed in solid walled aviaries with peep-holes for viewing - Peregrines , African white-eyed kestrels , and others . A good selection of owls are in decent-sized aviaries in a woodland setting - Ashy-faced , Chaco , Milky eagle , Ural , and others .
Further aviaries house the Caracaras , a pair of Palm-nut vultures , Hooded vultures and many others . A list of species for adoption lists more than 50 .
Flying displays on a windless day featured Snowy and Barn owls ( good display of hovering ) , Bald and Golden eagles , the inevitable Harris hawk and a young falcon in training .
I would certainly recommend a visit .
I spent a pleasant couple of hours on a warm Saturday afternoon there . It shares the Car Park with the Batsford Arboretum and a garden Centre near to the village of Moreton-in-Marsh to the north of the Cotswolds .
It is quite a small site and collection in comparison to the Hawk Conservancy or ICBP at Newent but it does have a number of unusual species . It even has a recently published , attractive guide book .
If you like Caracaras this is the place to visit with pairs of five species on show - both Crested and Yellow-headed had a single youngster with the parent birds , Striated have also bred here . More unusual are the recent arrivals - Chimango , a small pale species related to the Yellow-headed , and Mountain a black and white solid bird related to the Striated .
A range of tall aviaries near the entrance houses pairs of White-backed vulture , Secretary bird , and Bateleur eagles who breed regularly . Nearby are smaller aviaries for American kestrel , Common scops and Ferruginous pygmy owls , which have bred . Birds used in the flying displays are tethered near the entrance , notable are pairs of Bald and Golden and a single Chilean eagle as well as hawks , falcons and owls .
A number of interesting species are housed in solid walled aviaries with peep-holes for viewing - Peregrines , African white-eyed kestrels , and others . A good selection of owls are in decent-sized aviaries in a woodland setting - Ashy-faced , Chaco , Milky eagle , Ural , and others .
Further aviaries house the Caracaras , a pair of Palm-nut vultures , Hooded vultures and many others . A list of species for adoption lists more than 50 .
Flying displays on a windless day featured Snowy and Barn owls ( good display of hovering ) , Bald and Golden eagles , the inevitable Harris hawk and a young falcon in training .
I would certainly recommend a visit .
