Honey Buzzard bonus
Honey Buzzard bonus
In two minds whether to get up when the alarm went off this morning.. Fortunately I managed to make the effort, and just as well I did. I don't see many Honey Buzzards in the UK, and today's sighting was a real surprise. A dark plumaged bird, that initially had me thinking what on earth it was, as luckily, it flew towards me. I was eliminating Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, until the long wings, and long tail, plus small protruding head and thick barred underwings and belly suddenly clicked. The slow wing beats, and frequent glides on flat wings, all pointed to Honey Buzzard, and after scrambling up a small bank and ignoring the fact I had knealed on a thistle, I got a superb but brief scope view before it was lost behind trees.
Other birds included Hobby, flying away from me, and clinched as it turned, and gave away it's distinctive silhouette. Certainly finding this watchpoint a challenge with the sun a constant problem, and birds appearing from pretty much any direction.
Elsewhere, the horse paddocks are still pretty quiet, with just a couple of Whitethroats today.
#vismig
http://www.trektellen.nl/trektelling.asp?telpost=1416
In two minds whether to get up when the alarm went off this morning.. Fortunately I managed to make the effort, and just as well I did. I don't see many Honey Buzzards in the UK, and today's sighting was a real surprise. A dark plumaged bird, that initially had me thinking what on earth it was, as luckily, it flew towards me. I was eliminating Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, until the long wings, and long tail, plus small protruding head and thick barred underwings and belly suddenly clicked. The slow wing beats, and frequent glides on flat wings, all pointed to Honey Buzzard, and after scrambling up a small bank and ignoring the fact I had knealed on a thistle, I got a superb but brief scope view before it was lost behind trees.
Other birds included Hobby, flying away from me, and clinched as it turned, and gave away it's distinctive silhouette. Certainly finding this watchpoint a challenge with the sun a constant problem, and birds appearing from pretty much any direction.
Elsewhere, the horse paddocks are still pretty quiet, with just a couple of Whitethroats today.
#vismig
http://www.trektellen.nl/trektelling.asp?telpost=1416
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