- Location
- Oxfordshire
Very unlikely, given there are less than 50 breeding pairs in the UK.There is a summer visitor to the south and Midlands called a Honey Buzzard and they tend to be a lighter plumage. Possibly?
Very unlikely, given there are less than 50 breeding pairs in the UK.
I think that's a pair of kestrels though?
I wondered that as well David, but it does seem to be very early for a UK bird to have left the nest, assuming the photo has been taken quite recently. Eggs are normally laid in mid-April to early May and hatch after about 35 days and the chicks will fledge after about 6 weeks, so beginning of July is pretty tight. Adults also have quite short tails as they tend to fan out when gliding. Its hard to tell from this photo though and timings may be slightly earlier in England.I would say that it is a juvenile buzzard - the slightly short tail suggests a young bird.
Where is this? What part of town?
In the last week in Home Park adjacent to Hampton Court I have seen a pair of Sparrowhawks close up, an Arctic Tern and a Mistle Thrush on the ground with a mouth full of Crickets.
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I see buzzards daily where I am, as well as a solitary red kite at least once a week. I've never seen a buzzard aim for another bird. I do wonder about a juvenile female sparrowhawk. I doubt a goshawk would be so far from the woods.
Where is this? What part of town?
Yeah, I was hoping Dan lived in Leyton.Leighton Buzzard
Are you about to shimmy down the cliff to get your gulls eggs for breakfast ?An ex puffin recently hit by a peregrine up here in the Highlands.