After returning home from my morning visit to my St. Nicholas Church local patch site (see here), I was reviewing my photos on my PC when I heard a calling Common Buzzard at midday. Looking outside, I immediately saw 2 birds soaring together above the houses opposite the flats where I live.
By the time that I had picked up my camera, one of the birds had disappeared but I was able to get some photos of the remaining bird which continued to soar for several minutes before flying off rapidly in a southerly direction.
Photo: Common Buzzard
Photo: Common Buzzard
I heard a calling Common Buzzard again at 1.15 p.m. but failed to see it.
I had my first Common Buzzard record from my flat for the year (a single bird) on 7th March 2022.
This has been followed by further sightings on ....
March: 10th (2 birds), 14th (2 birds), 15th (3 birds), 18th (2 birds), 27th (a single bird)
April: 3rd (a single bird), 12th (a single bird), 16th (2 birds), 28th (2 birds)
June: 18th (2 birds), 19th (3 birds), 20th (a single bird)
July: 4th (a single bird), 9th (a single bird), 13th (2 birds), 22nd (a single bird), 26th (a single bird), 30th (a single bird)
August: 26th (a single bird)
September: 3rd (2 birds)
Total 2022 records to date …. 22 dates involving 34 birds.
During 2021, I saw Common Buzzard from my flat on 11 dates with those records involving 13 birds.
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