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One for Ernie; or anyone else in the know ?
Topic Started: Jan 16 2009, 08:28 PM (382 Views)
Bassman
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Took the dogs for their walk today and chanced across this beautiful Raptor posing on a freshly cut hedge - my query is - is this a Common Buzzard or the rarer Honey Buzzard - not sure as it has a heck of a lot of white on it ?

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This second picture - although not very sharp - shows the amount of white under the wings quite clearly -

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I know it ain't fishing related - but the wildlife is another reason that we do go fishing - well it should be or your missing out on a lot.

I know you like your hawks Ernie - hope you can help me out mate :D
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big ears
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think it mite b a peragrin with a pigeon
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ernie
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Hi all not been on for some time nothing to report and i mean nothing the bird in the picture is a common buzard looking at it it is a male as he is on the small side also looking at the legs they look small compared to a female in the hawk world the females rule the roost well same as in the humane world :lol: hope it helps Jim
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Bassman
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Yeh cheers for that Ern - looking at some of the better pictures I've got of him I would think It's one of this summers young uns ?
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Definitely a common buzzard, but what great photos! How close were you able to get Bassman, before it took off?
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Bassman
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About 80 to 100 yds - seen another one yesterday at work but didn't have the camera - another shot of it below -

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Hello China,
I've had our company twitcher look at yer bird and he reckons it's an immature light form buzzard. Apparently we get a lot of the light form ones down this end of the country.
Lovely photo's mate.
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ernie
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hi Jim i forgot to say when i emailed you honey Buzzards are migratory birds there is only about 60 pairs in Briton some in south devon and the rest in the East of the country there is a lot of them in Spain as you took the photo in January we must be wright
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Hi there Ernie/DC - I to think it must be a very light Common Buzzard as I have seen 3 more since I took these photos - Ern havent checked me e-mail for a few days - will go and have a peep now mate.
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