Vultures at Tansen, Nepal 2012

Below are several photos of unidentified vultures seen at Tansen 30th March (birds 1-5) and 1st April (birds 6-9) 2012. Tansen (27°52′0″N 83°33′0″E) lies in the hills of Palpa District on the road from Pokhara to Butwal (30km or so north from Butwal) at an elevation of 1350m.

I took these shots from the balcony/roof of the White Lake Hotel, whilst staying there for a conference. As well as these 'unidentified' birds, I also saw Red-headed Vulture, White-rumped Vulture, Egyptian Vulture and Lammergeier. I'm assuming the following could be Himalayan (possibly Eurasian) or White-rumped. I would really appreciate comments as to the ID of these birds - preferably with a little detail if possible. Some may obviously be of the same species but I'm posting all here, even though some shots or worse (or better) than others.

If you click on any of the images, a larger version should appear. If you wish to see the original picture, please email me at markdread@gmail.com I will update this page with suggestions, as they come in.

Thanks.

UPDATE: 8th May 2012 - THE COMMENTS RECIEVED TO DATE SUGGEST ALL BIRDS ARE HIMALAYAN VULTURE. NO-ONE HAS OFFERED FURTHER DETAIL. Thanks to all who have commented.

Bird 1: No comments so far.

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Bird 5: Suggestions have included Himalayan Vulture (2 votes) and White-rumped Vulture (1 vote)

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Bird 6: No comments so far.

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Bird 9: No comments so far.

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