Buzzards - any clue?

[South hams hunter 8,814]

10 minutes ago, Meece said:

There are a few around here in Kent.  Sometimes they are wheeling around quite high up in the sky.  I noticed them by their high pitched calls. I've not seen them eating from a carcass or anything. I've seen them perched up in a tree several times but other times they are up on the football fields.   They could be feeding on worms or just out there. And no I wouldn't know what sort of soil it is.

They're common down here but it was the number that threw me out. Atleast 20 birds on a mud field just stood around for atleast 3 days 

[Meece 1,957]

10 minutes ago, South hams hunter said:

They're common down here but it was the number that threw me out. Atleast 20 birds on a mud field just stood around for atleast 3 days 

Just chilling out ?

[South hams hunter 8,814]

I've never seen it before and neither has anyone I've spoken too 

[stumfelter 3,032]

1 hour ago, sid g said:

what are they ?

I'm no expert but they look like bluebells to me......

[Chid 6,369]

Buzzards will migrate and fly in groups when they do , maybe you seen a rest stop ...

[Stoney100 1,179]

Honey buzzards

[Stoney100 1,179]

Probably young ones due to the white on the chest

[NEWKID 26,093]

Buzzards feeding on worms...see it in the fields around here regular..20 is a lot but see 12 or quite often in one field

[Stoney100 1,179]

1 minute ago, sid g said:

crested or European

Going to throw a wild guess out at european seeing as said buzzards were seen in england which is in Europe 

[South hams hunter 8,814]

19 minutes ago, NEWKID said:

Buzzards feeding on worms...see it in the fields around here regular..20 is a lot but see 12 or quite often in one field

I get that NEWKID, it's just they haven't moved for 3 days and where still on the deck at dusk in the same field

[JDHUNTING 1,817]

Saw the same thing here a few years ago all just stood round doing nothing, tons of them more than 20

[shovel leaner 7,648]

That’s about 20 too many !!!

[Nicepix 5,650]

8 hours ago, Stoney100 said:

Probably young ones due to the white on the chest

I see them regularly in winter here in France so they must be eating something other than insects. But given the OP mentioned markings on their chest it is worth mentioning that common buzzards nearly always have a shield like pattern on their chests, but their plumage can be anything from very pale to very dark with little consistency even amongst siblings. 

[Arry 18,497]

I think they are just common Buzzards, in Devon we get a lot of the pale nearly white fronted ones like that. Used to see lots just like that at Berry Pomeroy village always on worms. 

Cheers Arry

[Greyman 25,111]

10 hours ago, South hams hunter said:

I've never seen it before and neither has anyone I've spoken too 

I told you I saw the same thing last year, i,ll try and drive past the same field tomorrow on my way to Gloucester if they are there again maybe something seasonal like needing the grit from worms for egg shell ???