Tuesday 14 May 2013

Grotty photo for ident - buzzard??

Heard a group of corvids kicking up a racket. Looked up to see a large light coloured bird just gliding high up across the sky. Rushed for the 50D and got a few very hurried snapshots. Should have checked the settings first. Anyway this is best (?) of a very disappointly grotty bunch.

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Looking through Collins Complete Guide the only one I could find which matched the markings is the Rough-Legged Buzzard. Whether that is correct or not I would love to find out. If correct then it will be the first Buzzard I have seen and apparently a less common one to boot.

5 comments:

  1. John, I think it's a Honey Buzzard. Most likely a male.

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  2. Hi John, Only a suggestion but I think it may be the pale form of (Common) Buzzard.

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    1. You could well be correct we had some pale ones in Derbyshire but I don't remember the black wing markings. Honey Buzzard are about half the size of a proper one.

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  3. Common Buzzard John. There are a lot of variations in plumage.

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  4. Yes Common Buzzard John. Never easy to shoot as they are always so high.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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