Any of you lot twitchers?

[imamartian]

I've just seen a huge bird of prey getting harrassed by a (carrion) crow. This thing was very much light brown, with long tapered/rounded wings. And probably more than twice the size of the crow (well the body perhaps wasn't twice as big, but the wings easily were)..

Anyone any ideas?

 

[oompah]

View media item 22167Is it like this, which is the common buzzard,very often see crows worrying buzzards like this I don't know if the crows percieve the buzzard as a threat,some times you will see the buzzard flip on its back trying to grab the crows.

 

[imamartian]

View media item 22167Is it like this, which is the common buzzard,very often see crows worrying buzzards like this I don't know if the crows percieve the buzzard as a threat,some times you will see the buzzard flip on its back trying to grab the crows.

I have seen buzzards, but this things seemed to have a lot slimmer wings... and was much redder...

Could it have been a red kite?

 

[oompah]

Don't know we haven't got red kites down this way,but I do believe they are making a comeback.I think the kites tail is more forked was the bird you observed like that.

 

[joinerjohn]

Have a look here
http://www.redkites.net/photo_955826.html
You can see loads of these if you drive along the M40 in Oxfodrshire. South of Oxford seems to be a good place to see them

 

[snico]

was it any of these:

 

[imamartian]

was it any of these:

seemed more like the first one, but i was half looking for my camera at the same time....

 

[Homesafe]

We don't have buzzards ,do we?

 

[snico]

was it any of these:

seemed more like the first one, but i was half looking for my camera at the same time....

The first one is a Kite

 

[roughcaster]

We don't have buzzards ,do we?

Yes we do,,, a beautiful bird of prey.

 

[imamartian]

Thanks for the info gents... the bird i saw seemed a lot redder on the underside than those pics... but it's one of those things i'll never know....

keep looking at the sky!

 

[Homesafe]

I didn't know that, well you learn everyday I suppose, where are they cos they ar'nt here in sunny Padiham in the northwest.

What I can say is when I have travelled abroad I often see buzzards being attacked by crows, I think they like doing it or summat .

 

[oompah]

Who pinched my picture of the buzzard?

 

[imamartian]

I didn't know that, well you learn everyday I suppose, where are they cos they ar'nt here in sunny Padiham in the northwest.

What I can say is when I have travelled abroad I often see buzzards being attacked by crows, I think they like doing it or summat .

We certainly have buzzards in the Peak District...

 

[crank39]

Now i dont know the first thing about birds of prey but could it have been one of the falcons we have in derby?

http://195.224.106.202/peregrine/webcam.htm

Just a thought?