Rarely overwinters but when it does tends to favour open habitat. Location: Often observed in regular raptor migration sites (Henderson Waves). They can be found in the extremes of the country either in the north of the Scotland, the east or south of England or the western periphery of Wales. Similar in size to the Common Buzzard, the European Honey Buzzard is far trickier to spot. Elsewhere sits on prominent perch and soars low.Ĭonservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2021) 11) European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus. Similar looking species: Crested Honey Buzzard, Jerdon's Baza, Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Eastern Buzzardīehaviour/Ecology: Often seen while flying across on migration. Dark morph has blackish-brown body plumage with pale flight feathers and a dark trailing edge to the wing. Adult females are more similar to juvenile birds, with lighter heads and usually, uniform darker belly. The tail shows some additional bars to the dark and wider subterminal one. Dark carpal patches are less conspicuous than in females. Rufous morph has dark brown underparts of previous morph replaced by warm rufous brown and less distinct tail barring. Sexing: Adult males are characterised by a dark hoodie, wither body and striped flanks. Brown morph with solid, brown wing lining and often possessing a pale breast 'belt' that separates the dark plumage of the belly from the strong upper breast streaking tail also strongly barred. Can come in three distinct morphs: brown, rufous and dark.
#Common buzzard Patch#
Difficult to distinguish from Eastern Buzzard, but said to be darker brown overall, with dark carpal patch not contrasting with the rest of the wing as strongly.
Identification: The Buteo buzzards present a stocky body, broad wings and a tail when in flight. Subspecies are: rothschildi, insularum, pojana, buteo, menetriesi, vulpinus. Range: Breeding Range: (EU) widespread Nonbreeding Range: AF, OR Please submit your records of this species via our record submission page. This species is defined as a Review Species.
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