We see a lot of Buzzards, Kestrels and the odd Kite near us (Surrey) but this is new to me.
by PINNACLE PHOTO LOG, on Flickr
We had a Collared Dove killed and eaten in our garden about 2 weeks ago and I got a breif glimps of a very similar bird finishing it off before it saw me in the window and left. I took these two shots this weekend when I was out with the dogs and my kids about 3 miles away on one of the local commons. I spotted it a long way off, it moved very quickly, darted round a few trees before sitting on this branch. It had thin long wings and it did not hover like