After Jesper Segergren has picked some video stills from his film today we are now certain that this bird is a Crested Honey Buzzard. His pictures show the wingshape and the pattern of the underwing. You can find them on http://www.pbase.com/botb/israel_200809

Yes, undoubtedly a Crested H.B.
When seeing only the rightside, larger image, the proportions seem a bit odd, with too bulky wings,somewhat small eyes relative to the head and bill, and the distinctly darker line along the jaws ; all raise suspicion.
When viewing the upper left image, however, the id. falls into place, as the tail-projection is too long for P. Apivorus. Correspondingly the primary-projection is shorter than on P.A.
You could say that the secondaries are longer in Crested giving reason for the observers to report:"had broad wings when it flew...."

Peter

Hej

Bør artsnavnet ikke rettes til Tophvepsevåge, eftersom den virker relativt sikkert bestemt?

VH Kristian B. Jensen

Navneudvalget har valgt at kalde den Østlig Hvepsevåge, så navnet er rigtig nok.

Med venlig hilsen
Gorm Vognsen Jensen