Possible Buzzard Sighting Mid Kent ?

[Stagemaster]

Looking out of my home office window this morning (just south of Sutton Valence in open farmland) I can see 4 large birds circling, soaring, occasionally diving then climbing to a great hight. My guess was Buzzards but I have not seen them in this area before. Any suggestions or similar sightings?


Thanks

[htcdude]

Hi and welcome to the forum


Sounds good for Buzzards, they will often ride the thermals together and in groups.

Nige

[Stagemaster]

They are still circling over a specific area and diving out of sight behind trees would that indicate feeding on carrion?

[nigel_b]

Has someone cut an adjacent field? When I have the field topped I have a buzzard close by for quite a few days.

[htcdude]

Yeah Buzzards are big fans of worms and can be seen, again in groups, in fields eating worms.

Nige

[Stagemaster]

Not aware of any activity recently but the area is just far enough away that I cant be sure. Possibly apple orchards or field of young maize.

Any other sightings in the Weald area - Headcorn, Staplehurst etc?

[KentYeti]

Originally Posted by Stagemaster

Looking out of my home office window this morning (just south of Sutton Valence in open farmland) I can see 4 large birds circling, soaring, occasionally diving then climbing to a great hight. My guess was Buzzards but I have not seen them in this area before. Any suggestions or similar sightings?


Thanks

They are beeing seen more and more in Kent now.

I got a real close up of one at Junction 5 of the M 20 two weeks ago. Almost head height being chased off a road kill by a crow.

And I'm told there is a pair in the Downs just above Hollingbourne now.

And.... We have Red Kites beeing reported fairly regularly now. All the way out to East Kent! Not in great numbers. Yet...............

[htcdude]

Originally Posted by KentYeti

And.... We have Red Kites beeing reported fairly regularly now. All the way out to East Kent! Not in great numbers. Yet...............

Won't be long no doubt they're spreading like wildfire

Nige

[KentYeti]

Wow!

Common Buzzard, Red Kite and a Honey Buzzard all reported flying over Oare Marshes yesterday by Murray Wright who does a superb and virtually daily job in reporting happenings at that wonderful North Kent coastal location.

Yeehaaaa!

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