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OP
OP
Deleted member 26715
Guest
Been here 40 years & rarely seen any birds of prey but they do seem to be more common over the last 5 years, awesome to see.
Stephenite
Membå
- Location
- OslO
Could it be some kind of doppelganger, or a yeti? Easily confused, apparently.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Was it an Egret. 
Levo-Lon
Guru
Red Kites are an every day sighting now, even have a pair in the trees at work.
The re-introduction a few years ago has been a great success.
You often hear birds of prey long before seeing them.
Sadly most are still being killed by farmers ect to supposedly protect their stock
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
southcoast
Über Member
It was a large Robin looking for Batman!
Non! Egret rien........Was it an Egret.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
A Red Kite with a 48 inch wingspan?
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Yeah they're smaller but close up they probably look "big"
Buzzard is the obvious one. Right size, right habitat, right behaviour and also the commonest large raptor in UK
When I was in Wales the other year, a Red Kite landed on the track in front of us to pick up some carrion. No more than 10 yards from me. The wingspan when it took off was at least 5 feet, if not wider. They can have spans up to 6 feet.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
It sounds like a Buzzard.
I did a bit of a research project into some in my area many years ago. The bird books state that they are a sedentary bird! Nailed to a perch more like! They can sit motionless for hours!
They tend to prefer sitting in oak trees around here and are quite noticeable perched on the end of a branch in the winter. In the spring and summer they are harder to spot because they merge with the foliage.
It is nice to hear them calling out as they soar way up on sunny days.
I did a bit of a research project into some in my area many years ago. The bird books state that they are a sedentary bird! Nailed to a perch more like! They can sit motionless for hours!
They tend to prefer sitting in oak trees around here and are quite noticeable perched on the end of a branch in the winter. In the spring and summer they are harder to spot because they merge with the foliage.
It is nice to hear them calling out as they soar way up on sunny days.
Bit left field, but Harris hawks like woodland and are apparently breeding in the UK, even cross-breeding with buzzards.
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/an...ing-fact-from-fiction-harris-hawks-in-the-uk/
https://www.discoverwildlife.com/an...ing-fact-from-fiction-harris-hawks-in-the-uk/
