Honey Buzzard

in Britain -- Nick Rossiter (nick.rossiter1 at btinternet.com)

Recent modifications:

30th June 2006: Added reference to British Birds article by Panuccio et al on feeding of Honey Buzzard, showing variation in crop size and appearance (Identification/Jizz).

2nd August 2006: Added notes on French identification criteria for Honey Buzzard, showing neck thickness is unreliable (Identification/Jizz).

1st October 2006: Updated figures for migration counts in 2006 showing remarkable numbers recorded in Britain in September 2006 (Subsequent Trends/2006).

14th October 2006: Added photographs of Honey Buzzard habitat in Northumberland (Northumberland Population of Honey Buzzard/Habitat).

28th October 2006: Refuted idea in Birdwatch that Scandinavian migrants were involved in September 2006 movement (Subsequent Trends/2006).

4th November 2006: Added video 2006-125 of anger-calling adult in Hexhamshire, July 2006 (Identification/videos). Added calls of same bird plus analysis (Identification/calls). Completed addition of video 2006-116 from South Tyne in June 2006 (Identification/videos).

14th January 2007: Added breeding data for Northumberland for 2006. Completed figures for migration counts in Britain for 2006.

20th January 2007: Added for Northumberland description of Honey Buzzard survey techniques, Hobby reports for the year 2003 and a field trip report from September 2002.

3rd February 2007: Added videos taken of Honey Buzzards in Scotland in 2006 (Identification/videos); updated summary of Scottish observations (Populations elsewhere/Scotland).

14th February 2007: Completed addition of video for South Tyne 11 June 2006 (2006-116) and of calls for South Tyne 11 June 2006 and Allen 14 May 2006 (2006-100).

18th March 2007: Added paper “Mammal and Red Kite bounties in Corbridge in the 17th and 18th centuries” formerly published in Vasculum (Historical).

19th April 2007: Added videos taken of Honey Buzzards in Devon in 2006 (Identification/videos); added summary of Devon observations (Populations elsewhere/Devon); added historical extracts on Honey Buzzard populations in Northumberland (Historical); updated jizz with observations on follow-me display in 2006 (Identification/jizz).

28th April 2007: Added notice board highlighting significant events in Honey Buzzard season in Northumberland as it unfolds.

30th April 2007: Started 2007 compilation of monthly national Honey Buzzard records with that for April.

21st August 2007: Added video from Hexhamshire in May 2006, showing active low-level flight (2006-103); added recordings, description and spectrogram of chicken-like calls given by newly fledged juveniles (Identification/calls).

11th October 2007: Added provisional results for Honey Buzzard breeding season in Northumberland in 2007 (Northumberland Population).

Earlier modifications: Updates

Original paper with additional pointers:

The Honey Buzzard Movement in Britain in Autumn 2000

Additional Information on this Honey Buzzard movement from:

Britain/North Sea

Scandinavia

Continental Europe

Migration Strategy

Ringing Data for Raptors

Replies to Comments on UKBN

Views on the 2000 Movement in 2002-03

Other Aspects of Honey Buzzard:

Subsequent Trends in Honey Buzzard Movements       2007   2006    2005   2004   2003   2002   2001

Identification of Honey Buzzard     Calls   Videos   Stills   Jizz   Plumage   Bare parts   Moult   Tail-wing ratio  

Summary of Calls of Honey Buzzard       Medley of Calls from Northumberland 2004-5

Food Remains on Ground

Northumberland Population of Honey Buzzard  Notice Board 2007  Habitat   Honey Buzzard techniques   Hobby

Populations Elsewhere of Honey Buzzard   Scotland   Devon

Historical

References to Honey Buzzard Information

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