If you think you have seen such a bird, please complete this Submit a Sighting form as soon as you can. A place to record your nature sightings in Thornham and the surrounding areas thus high-lighting the diversity of animals and birds we have. Publish date: 19/07/2019. 8 Sep 2002 | Marek Walford Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Dark morph juvenile Burnthouse Lane, Burghfield Gravel Pits, Berkshire ()7th September 2002. The Batumi Birdwatching Festival, taking place this September, is a raptor spectacle not to be missed. Latest Sightings of European Honey Buzzard. The purpose of the Recent Sightings page is to provide information about recent sightings that may be of immediate interest to other birders. Since 1980 there have been 13 sightings of passing migrants in Gloucestershire, of which 10 were in autumn and 3 in spring. His worry that he had no photos to prove his sighting proved groundless, as a week later Michael's stunning shots landed in his mail box! Join the community here 19th April 2019: Updated Honey-buzzard page with migration data for SW Northumberland in 2018, showing some correlation with breeding success in Scotland (Population of the Honey-buzzard in SW Northumberland). It was about 500 feet up and we stayed on it the whole time until it reached Lavell's airspace, when we had to quickly moved to the car park field. Bold Blue are rare and scarce county birds recorded less than annually that require a description or supporting details for the society’s archive. Monday 23rd March 2020 : The highlight of the day was a grey morph Gyr on the Orkney Isles at Birsay Moors, Mainland, where it has been present in the vicinity for at least thirteen days although misidentified as a Saker. Show off your images, experiences and read the RSPB’s blogs! During their migration, they are typically seen in flocks and occasionally roost in wooded areas and other undisturbed land. The Honey Buzzard is a rare breeding bird in the UK, with fewer than 70 breeding pairs (though more pass through on passage to and from Scandinavia). One of the reasons for the UK being on the extreme of the Honey Buzzards is that their diet largely consists of larvae of colonial wasps and bees, whi Although sightings of Honey-buzzards are more common in September and October, a smaller number also migrate through Malta in the springtime. Red are species of interest. Honey-buzzard: Lea Farm GP: 1: F J Cottington: 11:40: dark morph juv. Whilst standing between the pits at Burnthouse Lane watching groups of Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying over a … The European Honey-buzzard is a common migrant in Malta. Identifying features, nesting and feeding habits, call, and where to see them in the UK. These photos must be some of the best ever taken of an adult Honey Buzzard migrating on the Yorkshire coast! Share your passion for birds, wildlife & all things nature with the RSPB Community. Species shown in bold Purple on this page are BBRC rarities or species recorded on less than ten occasions in the county. All dark brown buzzard sp came in from beyond Lodge Wood Lake, gliding the whole way showing a longer tail than Buzzard. Watches: 0515-1430. Cloudy with heavy squally showers and prolonged rain, sunny in the afternoon with a 5-3 variable wind. The honey buzzard is a large bird of prey that is similar to the buzzard. The plumage is very variable across all ages - typical adults are greyish-brown on its upperparts and whitish underparts. Honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) identification guide. It has got broad wings and a long tail. A full list of these species can be found on the Recording page. 22 likes. Founded in the UK in 1946 by the late Sir Peter Scott, today we complement wetland conservation work carried out worldwide with a network of UK visitor centres comprising 2,600 hectares of globally important wetland habitat. It’s impossible to be precise about the Honey Buzzard’s true historical status in the county. The forecast for the day looked promising, but the reality was a cool, windy wet morning, which seemed to stall much movement though persistence yet again paid off with 2 Honey Buzzard seen. Thornham Nature Sightings. Monday, 27 May 2019. Since the Second World War most records in Gloucestershire have been of birds on passage. 28th April 2019: Closed Notice Board 2018, opened Notice Board 2019. See hundreds of thousands of individuals of 35 different bird of prey species. WWT is one of the world's largest and most respected wetland conservation organisations working globally to safeguard and improve wetlands for wildlife and people.