Unidentified bird of prey

[PD]

I saw this large bird of prey flying in the adjacent field, I normally only see small falcons out here on the Lincolnshire coast. By the time I had fetched my camera he had landed two fields away so apologies for the zoomed grainy image.

Any ideas please

Patrick

[ChrisJB]

Hi Patrick.

It's a Buzzard.

Regards, Chris

[PD]

Hi

It was just that yelow/orange line on his tail or line of his wing that made me wonder.

Thanks Patrick

[Kev-B]

Hi Patrick ..

And welcome to WAB ...

I don't know which part of the Lincs coast you're on .. but if you like Raptors then Horseshoe Point (between Cleethorpes & Donna Nook) & very close to the village of Northcotes is a great place ...

With regular sightings of Peregrine, Marsh Harrier & Short-eared Owl ...

According to one reliable report today .. there's also a Spoonbill in the area ...

Bye for now ..

Kev ..

[PD]

Hi

I am from the other end of the county not far from Gibraltar point, I do go to Donna nook at set times of the year for the different wildlife, looks like I am going a bit further down the road to Horseshoe Point now as well.

Thanks

Patrick

[big bill]

Hello Patrick it looks like a Buzzard to me

[amycaramel]

I know this is an old thread but thansk Kev for tip about Horseshoe point. I am new to the area and really interested in any other local wildlife spotting tips you can share!

[Dogghound]

Yes a Buzzard, would have been better if we had improved image quality as decent numbers of rough legged buzzard have been seen along the easy coast in the past couple of weeks.

[solus]

Originally Posted by Dogghound

Yes a Buzzard, would have been better if we had improved image quality as decent numbers of rough legged buzzard have been seen along the easy coast in the past couple of weeks.

Original post - September 2008!!! "Past couple of"... years, maybe??

[amycaramel]

My fault for opening the thread and confusing people!