What is this mystery bird of prey?

[tigertom]

When not soaring wings off a kite would look lot more pointed than a buzzards and lot longer to and fingers far less prominent.
MIKE

[Emma2011]

Thank you so much everyone

It seems we have solved the mystery of the bird I keep seeing.

I will definitely make sure I take some binoculars with me from now on, I do need to invest in a decent camera as not sure the one I have will be high res enough to capture it properly.

I feel so privileged to have seen it so close to me

Lets hope I see it again soon

[Naturenutz]

Female or juvenile pallid Harrier maybe ? not its favoured perch as they often perch on the floor ,however there are photos on google with them in trees.Rare passage birds in the uk but there are a few in the uk at the moment.
I went to see one today in somerset.

[Emma2011]

Thanks for the suggestion, I have just googled it.

It's tail is too long and it seems too thin to be what I saw.

What I saw was rather chunky, with a massive wing span. On close inspection of the photos of the Red Kite's head I am certain this is what it was.

The head had white around it, which is what made it look Vulture-like to me.

I am certain it was the Kite.

[Shrike]

Large white patches under the crank of the underwing is also a good field observation for red kite

[KentYeti]

Originally Posted by Emma2011

Thanks for the suggestion, I have just googled it.

It's tail is too long and it seems too thin to be what I saw.

What I saw was rather chunky, with a massive wing span. On close inspection of the photos of the Red Kite's head I am certain this is what it was.

The head had white around it, which is what made it look Vulture-like to me.

I am certain it was the Kite.

You get that camera Emma. But beware. Once the bird photography bug bites...........

LOL!

Bryan