Buzzards

Buzzard chick

I’ve cycled out to The Wood again. I’m collecting my trail camera (more of which, later) and want to check on the …

I’ve finally found the active Buzzard’s nest deep in The Wood. It’s not this one: They’ve built another smaller one higher up …

I’m hidden in the bushes waiting for Cuckoos when I see a Buzzard heading straight towards me up the hill. It veers …

There’s one of the biggest nests I’ve seen up this tree in the centre of the wood. It must be the nest …

I thought that last week’s Buzzard drama over my local industrial estate was it for me. After all, how much great Buzzard …

For the last few days I’ve been walking from my home in South Devon to my local industrial estate to see the …

Seeing a Buzzard land on a nest fills me with hope. There’s the possibility of the pitter-patter of tiny Buzzard feet this …

There’s a very pale Common Buzzard flying around me. Its breast and underwings are almost cream rather than dark brown. It makes …

On a previous walk through the industrial estate I met a couple who said they’d seen a Buzzard at the waterworks on …

In July I went walking with my son on Dartmoor and he took a rare portrait of me Walking the Hunters’ Path: …

When I’m in Devon I live right in the centre of town but close to some wonderful green spaces. Large areas of …

There’s a wide variation in the colouration of Common Buzzards. This one is particularly pale, without the dark brown breast markings and …

How many Crows make a mob? The answer is only one. The local Buzzard has taken off for its daily life of …

We’re cycling early in the morning in South Devon when I spot a huge bird in the top of a tree. It …

A bit of daily exercise means a walk up the hill and back. I’m trying to avoid the Grand Old Duke of …

I’m still admiring the Stover Country Park Buzzard. It’s a glorious bird and seems oblivious to the crowd of people on the …

The legendary frog-eating Buzzard is back at Stover Country Park: Apparently it ate a mouse this morning: That won’t feed it for …

We’re driving along the road in the south of Italy on the border between Puglia and Basilicata when we see a bird …

2017 was when I embarked upon my quest with gusto. Which quest? To find all the animals, plants and fungi I wrote …

I’m out for a walk along the River Exe with my camera. There are a few small wading birds around but nothing …

Crows react very badly to the presence of Buzzards. Here one took exception to a Buzzard in its field, mobbing it and …

Seeing a Buzzard was a thrilling experience when I was 12 years old. So much so that I noted it down in …