honey buzzards

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

For those of you more knowledgeable on the passage birds ,do honey buzzards frequent our lands at all in winter as a conversation today with a chap who is a bbc wildlife cameraman threw me right off .The bbc ,according to him are documenting passage birds of prey for or as part of a new program .He assures me ,honey buzzards are not at all uncommen here .Personally,due to the vast colour phases and sizes of the commen buzzard I think sightings are dubious but .............................?

[Berkutchi 0]

i picked up a injured HBuzzard 2yrs ago in October and theirs more and more sightings of them now at this time of year,ive seen Hobby in December near Loch Lomand;

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Hobbies are regularly seen on the downland around us in summer but Ive not had a personal positive on honey buzzard .

[Berkutchi 0]

Ive only seen 3 Honey Buzzards,and two of them where at Thetford Forrest in Norfolk and the injured one from a barb wire fence was near me in late October.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

Cheers mate .

[T.F.Student 0]

Heres some info: http://blx1.bto.org/birdfacts/results/bob2310.htm

[teckel 3]

i used to work in moray andwe used to have a pair of honey buzzards there seen them digging up wasp-bumble bee nest ,seen them up to october then never seen them till the spring dont no if they went on there holidays or were just hidding :11:

[Fletcher 0]

Theres a small population of honey buzzards near Inverness, but they don't overwinter. Heres a link to a site where they track 2 of those birds on migration by satalite http://www.roydennis.org/Migration%20maps%202006.htm

Edited December 12, 2006 by Fletcher

[Berkutchi 0]

Hi spoke to my good friend in the Weald on the Kent/Sussex border and hes seen Honey Buzzards in mid January!,perhaps with global warming we may see more at this time of year?,ive even seen caterpillars at this time so their food may still be active?

Edited December 12, 2006 by Berkutchi