Buzzards

[Lincs Yellowbelly]

How are these doing in your area? are they getting as common as they are around here? In the past week in the wolds I have spotted 18, this is in areas where they were relatively un-common 5-10 years ago

I think it's fantastic that a superb bird of prey can bounce right back in area's where various factors wiped them out not to long ago

[m1.carson]

Hi yellowbelly,

The only place I've knowingly seen and heard buzzards is in Devon, although when I posted about the lack of red kites, here in Berkshire, we did see some kite like birds that didn't seem to have a forked tail, but I think they were kites seen at a distance, hope the buzzards make it this far.

Max.

P.S. we didn't get as far as making your fat log, we already had a design in progress, it's been up for three weeks now without a single visit from anything. .

[Blackbrook Eye]

There are more Buzzards over Charnwood forest this year than I have ever seen before, its a real pleasure to watch them cruising around.

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by m1.carson

Hi yellowbelly,

The only place I've knowingly seen and heard buzzards is in Devon, although when I posted about the lack of red kites, here in Berkshire, we did see some kite like birds that didn't seem to have a forked tail, but I think they were kites seen at a distance, hope the buzzards make it this far.

Max.

P.S. we didn't get as far as making your fat log, we already had a design in progress, it's been up for three weeks now without a single visit from anything. .

Maybe you did see Buzzards as they are certainly in your area, though not as common as the Red Kites. The forked tail of the latter is obvious even at a distance.

[John]

Buzzards are pretty common in a lot of places now. I even get them over my house here in Coventry ( I was watching one on Sunday afternoon).

Places like the Wyre Forest (Bewdley) can have double figures of them and even as far afield as Norfolk I have seen large numbers, especially around Massingham Heath.

I can't think of many places where I don't see them now and that has to be good news for the species.

John

[galanthus]

We have them circling over the house many many times in a day. also if you go out for aprox 15 minute drive you're guaranteed to see over a dozen on lamp posts and fences. The Brecon Beacons start only 20 mins away and I saw a lone red kite there on the weekend. I can't wait for when they're as abundant as buzzards.

[paulchandler6]

There has been an increase in Buzzards here ever since the Red Kites have been around.
20 years ago they were very scarce and only would see them now and again overhead from the garden. Now they are seen almost every day.



these 3 were over the garden last month





Paul

[LUPUS]

Buzzards are very commonn bird in south derbys, notts and I seem to see them wherever i travel They seem to have become much commoner than Kestrels up and down the country.

[galanthus]

Originally Posted by LUPUS

Buzzards are very commonn bird in south derbys, notts and I seem to see them wherever i travel They seem to have become much commoner than Kestrels up and down the country.

I agree, I can't remember the last time I saw a kestrel

[smartie]

I've seen quite a lot of both buzzards and kestrels on my travels around the country this year, but only very rarely locally.