another, what bird is this

[the_big_carp]

pretty sure its a buzzard, i have loads over my dads house in york

[Tony U]

The Common Buzzard is now the commonost bird of prey in the UK, it now thrives in areas where there were once only a few, such as Cheshire, Northamptonshire and the Lothians

[Dave H]

The Common Buzzard is now the commonost bird of prey in the UK, it now thrives in areas where there were once only a few, such as Cheshire, Northamptonshire and the Lothians

 

All Birds of prey in this country are exploding into huge populations each year. The sparrowhawk over the last few years are far more and the Peregrine falcon too. The Buzzard is also thriving and now some are hybrids with the American Buzzard the Red Tail which have escaped falconers.

The most verocious bird of prey in our country the Goshawk stays the same though as if nests on farmers lands are found i can almost assure you they are no more after they have been as they will kill quarry such as game birds very easily indeed!

Recently a Game keeper was prosecuted for catching and killing them on a Estate in scotland after they started to frequent a very expensive pheasant shoot!

[Andy_1984]

Golden Eagle?

 

a really really big crow......

 

in all honestly i thought it was a hawk of some description.

[rob.imk2]

a really really big crow......

 

in all honestly i thought it was a hawk of some description.

Bloomin eck that would be a big hawk

[Dave H]

There is something slightly odd about the shape if it's a common buzzard. It may be a hybrid red tail/buzzard or maybe a Harris hawk/buzzard. ?

[ayjay]

There is something slightly odd about the shape if it's a common buzzard. It may be a hybrid red tail/buzzard or maybe a Harris hawk/buzzard. ?

 

It's always difficult to judge from just one pic, but it looks well within CB parameters to me.

 

Here's another for comparison, primaries are held slightly differently here but these things change all the time depending on the wind etc. (hence the difficulty with one pic)

 

[Steve Walker]

Golden Eagle?

 

A friend of mine spotted one once, when we were students living in a farm house just outside Aberystwyth. I probably wouldn't have even remarked upon it, I would have taken it for a buzzard - but what gave the game away was that it was being mobbed by a pair of buzzards, which gave a Father Dougal small/far away moment. Massive beast! He said he would report it, but a quick google only shows a sighting in the same area from 2011 being described as "the first for 200 years", so I guess someone decided it should best be kept quiet.

 

(No chance that he was mistaken, he was a proper bird type, mature student who had worked for the RSPB and went back to them after he graduated)

[Dave H]

An American Red tail....Probably escaped...and probably a juvenile!

[Newt]

Doesn't look quite right for a red tailed hawk. If I'd seen it here I'd have assumed it was a Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) but as far as I know, they are only found in North & South America. Magnificent in the air but butt ugly on the ground - mostly because of the head.

 

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