Things you need to know about BUZZARDS!

[@gullloverstravels836]

I rescued one from the side of a road, struggling during a heatwave. We caught her and wrapped her in a jacket. I then held her on my lap as my partner drove us to a wildlife rescue. At one point I uncovered her head, thinking I could stroke her 😂 She hissed at me and I didn't move for the rest of the journey 😂 The rescue invited us to see her release a few weeks later 😊

[@Bignfluffy]

Lmfao😂😂

[@Bignfluffy]

Honestly tho that’s a wholesome thing you did there it warms my heart hearing about people saving wild animals😅

[@MelB868]

I would be afraid they would scratch me or something

[@YouKayTen]

Kind of you! 😻 although personally if I want to save an animal "struggling in heatwave" I wouldn't wrap it in a blanket to exacerbate the body heat? 🤔 unless its a cooling or damp blanket.

[@gorvlivin]

Leave wildlife be.

[@goawakeneveryone4365]

I love the way these birds circle the sky in packs of four where I live. I could watch them all day.

[@user-mo9zw3dp4i]

A friend of mine has a male buzzard called Sampson…it was born and leg ringed in 1984 and is still alive and doing very well

[@Zooumberg]

Amazing animals, they're very aggressive. I've been a volunteer for a local animal rescue charity for twelve years now and I can say that buzzards are the hardest animals in the UK to rescue due to their aggressiveness.

[@MrsL1211]

Great video, I had no idea buzzards had such a long lifespan! Beautiful birds 😍

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thank you. I had thought they would be fairly long lived as they take a while to mature but 30+ years was surprising! Im glad you enjoyed the video.

[@patrickrose1221]

Brilliant video 👍😉 We're so lucky to have these beautiful birds. Forty years ago we'd never see them in Notts, now they're a regular.

[@DianaStitching]

We have a resident pair of buzzards here in Cheshire. I live in a semi-rural area, and a buzzard can be seen most days flying over the farmer's fields. They also fly over our housing estate. We hear the young calling to the adults (or maybe it's the other way round). They appear to have reared several broods over the last few years.

[@chelamcguire]

Thank you. Brilliant video (yet again!). I've just returned from walking my three dogs through the local woods with farmland on either side. (I'm in Midlothian, Scotland).I have been 'following' a particular buzzard for the past three years and was pleased to learn from you that they have a decent lifespan. Today, the buzzard I 'follow' was preening his feathers on quite a low branch of an oak tree. I stood still for about a minute to enjoy the spectacle. He then decided to fly up through the trees and headed off over into the nearby field and hedgerows. I am delighted that there are still hedgerows of hawthorn and the like, as nature truly needs them. So, once again, thank you for bringing nature to my door and educating me. Off now to re-fill my bird feeders. I can hardly keep up with those hungry birds!

[@loisjclark]

Thank you for that! I freaking love buzzards. We see them every day on our dog walks and they frequently fly low over our garden and cruise around too. They are just awsome. We're in Surrey and now increasingly see Red Kite as well. They are just huge and such brilliant flyers. One took off not far from where we were watching it eating something it had caught (in Crowhurst), pretty much Harrier Jump Jet style, just powered up. Amazing!

[@MSM4U2POM]

One of these was soaring above my house just a few minutes ago. Magnificent fellow - what a sight!

[@FeraForus]

Great video! I love seeing buzzards flying over while I'm working

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thank you, I’m glad you liked the video!

[@TommyAtkins-kb6fw]

I hadn't realised the range of colours they can have. Interesting, thanks.

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thanks for watching!

[@NaturallyCuriousUK]

Excellent as always my friend. I was only thinking yesterday that it had seemed like a while since you'd popped your head up above the parapet. I love the fact that Buzzards have increased so markedly in numbers and range in the UK over the past 30 years. I remember driving from East London to Devon for holidays back in the early 1990's and looking forward to starting to see Buzzards on the way there but not until we'd gotten west of Andover. Then over a period of a few years I started seeing them sooner on the journey. Initially at the western section of the M25, then at South Mimms services, and now we have them across Essex. The same is starting to be true of Red Kites too, but they seem to be taking a bit longer. Thanks for putting this together for us Liam, and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours pal. 👍🙂👍

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Helllo Graham. Thanks as always for leaving a comment. I have been very busy in the background working on a larger video (I’ve teamed up with the broads authority again). That video is finished so once they approve it, it will be live. I think it’s one of the best I’ve done but it took a long time to film and edit (mainly human error and camera issues to blame). I’m used to seeing buzzards and don’t remember a time when they weren’t “common” but realised when my dad saw one and was surprised and asked what it was. I hope you and your family have a great Christmas although I’m almost certain I’ll be speaking to you again between now and then :)

[@ginacunningham2861]

A great video 🙂 I showed my young daughter. She loves learning about wildlife!

[@stephenpain9236]

Thank you for a very interesting article. Here in the (southern) Western Cape of South Africa we are visited by Steppe Buzzards (B. vulpinus) during our Spring/Summer and I believe they migrate all the way from (northern/eastern Europe). Also Jackal Buzzards (B. rufofuscus). Magnificent birds.

[@SkylarkFields]

Brilliant Liam! So much I didn't know about buzzards and the footage was super to watch as well - especially the chicks which I could never hope to see in the nest. There is a beautiful buzzard where I walk - lots of white on it - I prefer those to the darker coloured ones. We also have a local one with a pattern on its chest that makes it look like it's wearing a Fairisle jumper!

[@jimkennedy8419]

Few

[@ruthlessb6206]

I'm fortunate enough to regularly see sometimes 4 or 5 Buzzards together. They nested in trees just a few hundred yards down the road from me last year. I was also lucky enough to see their aerial mating display.

[@johnhenshaw7655]

A few years ago I was lucky enough to see 15 buzzards all using one thermal here in St Hillary Penzance Cornwall,it was mind blowing 👌👌👌😀😀😀

[@ChristopherHarle41048]

Hi Liam. I really appreciate the close-ups of these birds and your detailed info on their habits etc. We have lots of Buzzards where live in Bulgaria, but I cannot get close to them as I can with your footage. Thanks

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thanks Christopher! Im glad you enjoyed the video although some of the footage isnt mine. I use what footage I have and supplement it with creative commons footage when I need to. The narration and editing is all me though.

[@ChristopherHarle41048]

@@AShotOfWildlife It is the combination of the video-footage and your detailed information that makes the whole worthwhile to me. Keep it up, Liam.

[@riclrk9947]

Never used to see Buzzards here in S.E. of England around 30 or more years ago,Kestrels where a common sight.Have not seen a kestrel for years but Sparrowhawks,Buzzards and even seen a Hobby one time,Red Kites are now a common sight(much to my delight).Ive noticed the change in bird populations over the years.Greenfinches,Song Thrush,Linnets,Coal tit,Lapwing,Sky Lark which where all common spots are no longer seen,even notice Chaffinch,House Sparrows and Starlings have declined drasticaly but Goldfinch,Long tailed tit,Great spotted woodpecker,Mistle Thrush have increased...

[@johnespinoza7730]

See these all over now and as a kid in 80s and 90s never seen or heard them anywhere where I live. Was fishing about 8 odd years ago and this buzzard was sitting on this telegraph pole and this kestrel sat on the next one down, and all of sudden the kestrel flies at this buzzard and clears it off the area and even though it was 3 times bigger the buzzard took off for the hills.

[@chaddamp2894]

Great post thanks .I live in North Eat Derbyshire and often see them circling high above us.

[@deerohdeer8000]

Seriously what a channel!!! All those fantastic info post on all the British wildlife!! I’d b so proud to of done such great work! Fantastic Liam !! Again learned so much new knowledge from your post ! 30 years life san for a buzzard !! What incredible info !!!! Take care 👍👍

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thanks Craig. I really appreciate your support and it’s great to know that these videos even have worth to someone who isn’t a nature novice. Cheers

[@jonathangoll2918]

I live in the Black Country, in the West Midlands, and we do have buzzards! This is partly because Birmingham and the Black Country are surprisingly green, with many trees, and in the Black Country we have Local Nature Reserves.

[@paultrewin5871]

Privileged to watch these beautiful creatures over the field behind my garden.

[@nicolafigini6346]

Great video full of fascinating facts I’d not seen or heard elsewhere. Buzzards are one of my favourite birds so I loved this. Keep up the good work!

[@doeharris5363]

Hi there here in our lovely Welsh village and surrounding area we have so many fantastic Buzzards along with stunning Kites that fly as high they disappear. Thank you for sharing your video and your knowledge on the great birds. Excellent channel. 🙋🙋🙋🙋🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@TamesideCitizen]

Very informative. Thank you for sharing.

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thanks for watching.

[@grahamsmith2022]

Fabulous and beautiful,what wonderful aerial footage.👍✌

[@israelicitizen]

This bird stayed in my garden for some hours today 😉 it would be cool if he came back

[@beatricebee3627]

Beautiful. Love them. One pair was having nest on spruce in my backyard and bred 2 babies :-)

[@whisthpo]

Hi Liam, got an amazing [to me] story about a Buzzard local to a couple of acres of land I used to mow for my Son. I'd seen the a 'couple' and when I first started mowing, one would always fly off.... It gradually got used to the noise and, I used to wave to it and send positive waves it's/their way. One day, during the Zen peace of a ride on mower, I noticed a frog hopping away to my right. I knew the Buzzard was watching so I got off, and walked back to the frog, waved to the Buzzard on his fave bough, and pointed to the frog in the grass...I got back on the mower and carried on. In my minds eye, I saw the Buzzard swoop down on the frog. I looked over my shoulder and, guess what? The Buzzard was on the ground exactly as I had seen it in my head....

[@AShotOfWildlife]

That is a crazy story. They do have fantastic eyes so it was probably watching you and noticed the frog when you pointed. Thanks for sharing

[@whisthpo]

@@AShotOfWildlife Thanks for the reply Liam... Yes, there are plenty of interesting Fowl and animals right on our doorsteps! Disclaimer I like animals better than people...

[@AShotOfWildlife]

@@whisthpo you're welcome. I'd love to reply to everyone all the time but at the moment my videos are (thankfully) doing really well so I could never keep up. I am lucky in that I love people and animals about half and half, getting them together is the perfect mix for me.

[@whisthpo]

@@AShotOfWildlife Well said Liam. I am attracted to both.. Totally agree Have been associated with both all my life! 👍

[@hughmarcus1]

Thanks for a great informative video. We have buzzards here in the Glens of Antrim. Interestingly they’re seen as an indicator of soil health as high counts of earthworms are only present in healthy soils. I was unaware of their winter diet & always wondered why they were in my fields mid winter. A local bird expert enlightened me. 👍

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Cheers. Im glad you enjoyed the video. They seem to be growing more and more common around here but there are a lot of roads so I suspect they do pretty well from roadkill, regardless of our local soil quality.

[@ppgedez]

I’ve had Sparrow hawks doing their thing. Got home and on the back lawn it looked like a Pigeon had stood on a landmine. Since then its had another 4 or 5. It seems to lull them and me as well, the pigeons are walking around and dozing in the flower beds dreaming about seeds and cake thinking they’re safe then suddenly BOOM the hawks are back in town.

[@andybelcher1767]

Fabulous video as ever. I came here from your Barn Owl video. We used to have a pair of Barn Owls that hunted the meadows beyond our garden here on the Norfolk Suffolk border. They disappeared when a pair of Buzzards moved in. They were there for a few years then disappeared and the Barn Owls returned for just one summer before the Buzzards returned. We have Red Kites slowly moving in from the west, currently about 20 miles away.

[@richardwaring8613]

I love it when you are in the midst of the British countryside and what you can hear is what sounds like sound effects of a spaghetti western.

[@johnnyblade4351]

My Dad had a pair DV (darth vader) & Nibbler male.. they were great,,, Loved them XXX

[@theotheseaeagle]

I see buzzards all the time round my house getting mobbed by jackdaws and it’s nice to see them on a summers day gliding on the thermals making their mewing calls

[@andrewjarvis3516]

Lovely video. I remember , in the 1960's that you had to travel ( from Home counties) almost to Devon before seeing a buzzard. Now, living in West Sussex, I once saw three soaring right over my house. So something is going right for a change! And for glider pilots like me, you always look out for a buzzard, as he will be in the best thermal around !

[@christrella3134]

They remind me of Red-tailed and Red Shoulder Hawks ( same family) that we have in USA. But, the Buzzards are very different in the nest building habits and fielding for worms. That was pretty interesting. Always enjoy watching the videos and learning more about the natural world.

[@dexocube]

I love their cry, like little eagles.

[@shingerz]

That's brilliant 👍

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Cheers!

[@keithorbell8946]

I live in west Manchester, and I’m always amazed at the number of Buzzards we regularly see around here.

[@pr0cessa]

Fascinating species!!

[@Jer0867]

The first video of yours I came across (which was today, 25th May), was the Blackbird one. I subscribed right after that, and I'm now binge-watching all of them! Excellent stuff, very interesting & informative, well presented, and with great footage. Keep up the good work! 😀👍

[@freebird7017]

Me too! Blackbirds first and then binge watching … 😁

[@sunter58]

Nice video Mate I worked in Whitby for two years they was 4 buzzards in Forest next to where I was working They always stuck together and could fly from one side of the valley to the other with only flapping their wings 2 to 3 times there was a black kite to which was quite a rare bird

[@simonretallick9800]

Great presentation and informative 👍

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thank you very much.

[@lindsayaitkenhead286]

Great video! Buzzards seem to be taking to urban life as well - I've just been watching one play with a crow over central Sheffield, and there are two pairs who regularly meet near my allotment.

[@callmeq5067]

I didn’t know I NEEDED to know these things about buzzards.

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Well now you do :D

[@wildguy4773]

I can always see buzzards in the air. The common buzzards in europe are called Hawks in some countries, and thats indeed true since they are Hawks being closely related to the red tailed hawk. They are tough to be predators on chickens but that's indeed not true, their died is made out of rodents, rabbits and pheasant, they also eat dead animal carcasses, chickens also seem good but they are risky beacuse of humans, and chickens typically don't overreact when buzzard is around, rooster might alert but nothing special. What really does hunt chickens are sparrowhawks and goshawks, that's when chickens get really nervous and scream and alert everything

[@Tom_Porter]

They are amazing to see in flight. I saw a pair recently in a field catching worms 🪱

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Cool. Thanks for commenting :)

[@barryjones8008]

On the Shropshire / Powys border we regularly see 50+ buzzards following the plough.

[@TheAntsNest]

Luv seeing buzzards hovering, kestrels too. I hope you might add something on the wee Wren somtime because I don't know alot about them & am a fan of the wee Robin. Nevertheless great info ty

[@grindelston5968]

Love this lads enthusiasm

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thank you!

[@jimbrown5552]

Thanks again for sharing

[@deb7599]

Awesome. Gorgeous birds. I learned a lot. Thanks.

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Great, thank you.

[@EM-yk1dw]

Great film, I see loads of Buzzards in the woods near my home.

[@MelB868]

Happy buzzards day- March 15, 2024 also the one with the white was pretty looked like an owl

[@michaelarchangel1163]

A lad, Carl Jones, two years my senior, with whom I attended secondary school at Carmarthen Grammar, West Wales, absolutely loved birds and once brought a buzzard to school, of which he made an excellent painting in art class. After I'd left school, the only time I ever saw him again was on the late news on tv, speaking to Prince Charles and Diana in Mauritius, when engaged in ornithological works there. Pre-destiny, of an interesting life and sadly, of another's tragically curtailed one.

[@petelongrs]

Incredible stuff mate.

[@markbutcher4100]

They get bullied by crows here, you would think they would put up a fight but the crow usually drives them off

[@jeffslade1892]

The young buzzards here in West Berkshire will often remain with the parents for over a year forming a family group of maybe five to feed the next brood of chicks. A display flight by the whole family is quite spectacular. I do not know whether it is for pairing, group bonding or territorial. An adult will take large rabbits. Swooping on them, lifting to maybe 30-ft and dropping them at high speed. Rooks mobbing a buzzard are not safe, the buzzard can easily kill a rook in flight. Whilst kites are seen more often now, the buzzards are still here. They may compete for carrion near the towns but the more powerful buzzard has no problem hunting the plentiful supply of bunnies.

[@steg_of_neth.2877]

I love Buzzards, probably my favourite bird. It saddens me to see nearly every other bird team up to attack them. Recently I saw a crow, magpie and 2 parakeets work together in unison to chase a buzzard away from the vicinity.

[@si4632]

yeah because the buzzards will occasionally eat them lol

[@johnloxley8705]

Great video and beautiful birds 👍😁

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thanks for watching, im glad you enjoyed it!

[@HappyWeightAoife]

Lovely video thanks so much. Just saw one outside and had to look up what it was

[@kevinparker461]

You would never see a Buzzard where i live in Hertfordshire 30 years ago but they have done really well. 20 odd years ago i was talking to a young Falconer from Reading who some years earlier brought a Red tailed Hawk x Common Buzzard hybrid, the Red tailed hawk from the U.S is a Buzzard (Buteo jamaicencis) & they breed readily in captivity with our Buzzard (Buteo buteo). The lad lost his Buzzard hybrid but saw it hanging around locally for years, it presumably paired up & had young itself. Red tailed Hawks have been flown in the UK for the best part of 60 years & a few have been lost. Its not unreasonable to think these birds would of interbred with our Buzzard & this would of given them a genetic "Kick up the pants" & could of been partly responsible for the Buzzards spectacular come back. There are also records of a wild female Buzzard breeding in the wild with a lost male Harris Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), this was in Plymouth. They reared young for a couple of years & the young dispersed but i don't think there are any records of the young themselves going on to breed. Maybe being outcrossed with Parabuteo they would of been infertile. Never did hear about the outcome of the Plymouth birds.

[@kenrehill8775]

I have at least one colony of buzzards at my farm in south west France, and two colonies of red kites. They’re great to watch fighting with the crows. We just cut the hay, they were all in the air looking for lunch.

[@Glasgowurbanwildlife]

Excellent video!

[@cyberlizardcouk]

i come from derbyshire. up until about a decade ago they were relatively infrequent, but now we see them most days.

[@johnsweet2347]

Very nice video, you're narrating brilliant 👏

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Cheers John!

[@JRLNeal]

Excellent video Liam thank you very much, I’ve loved to watch buzzards my life and nowadays they are common all over Britain which is fantastic. When I was a kid you could only see them if you went to places like South Wales or the Lake District but now I see them regularly even in the Midlands. By the way, I also fly a drone and I think you need to be careful mentioning drones and filming wildlife because really it’s a bit of a no-no. In fact one of the questions one has to answer to get a flying ID from the CA A is about flying a drone and wildlife. It is against the code to fly a drone to view wildlife. However when you are flying sometimes you do encounter birds but it is best to keep out of their way and come down if they get too close.

[@dessiediamond7414]

Superb video. We have at least 8 in our locality. Never knew most of this. Thanks for sharing

[@AndyAstbury]

Another cracking video Liam 🍻

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thankyou!

[@sallywinyard5639]

Love all your bird knowledge ❤

[@andrewdrummond1244]

Buzzards are very common in my area now but there seems to be fewer sparrow hawk and kestrel sightings.

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Great stuff Liam Really enjoyed it and learnt some new info👍👍 Never seen them searching for worms. Amazing footage I think my favourite sound is that mew mew call. So evocative!! Thanks for sharing mate 👍👍👍

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thank you. I’m glad you learnt something new and enjoyed the video. I’ve seen them in fields various times over the years but didn’t realise what they were after until fairly recently.

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

@@AShotOfWildlife that’s amazing. Never seen that before and I’m out all the time - absolutely brilliant 👏👏👏👏

[@ingridruiz-meijer6089]

Thanks for posting this beauty 💕

[@amerruru2443]

Thank you so much 🌻

[@MajorKlanga]

I see lots of buzzards on the railway lines in South West England where they feed on animals that have been hit by trains, especially pheasants. Unfortunately they are susceptible themselves as due to their size, they can take too long to accelerate out of the way of approaching trains and their colouring makes them blend in with the ballast.

[@jimmccormack7507]

They are very clever.

[@helenheeney2284]

Brilliant my favourite birds are Robin and Owl

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Hello. If you look on thus channel there is a video like this but about Robins which you'll probably enjoy :)

[@AmyCHollingworth]

they are beautiful 💗 also loving the experimentation with your new look! took me ages to figure out what was different lol

[@lukepodmore7810]

Good watch 👍🏻

[@happybee7725]

In the US they call buzzards hawks. No idea why. The reason for the greenery on and around the nest is thought to be to repel insects or possibly as an anti bacterial agent.

[@HelenaMikas]

Oh I did enjoy watching these magnificent birds , always a joy to see ..We are lucky to have quite a few in Berlin . I usually see them pre sunset around first / farm land ..Have a great weekend : 👍🌲

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Thanks Helena! They are beautiful birds and quite easy to see which is great. I’m glad you liked the video. Have a great week :)

[@HelenaMikas]

@@AShotOfWildlife You are the best and it was a terrific :)

[@royfearn4345]

Since buzzards first came to my attention during a holiday in Dorset, I have been an admirer of these regal birds. In fact I feel that, should England ever feel the need of a National Bird, the buzzard would be a prime candidate.

[@trevorfoster317]

Very informative and interesting.I have a Buzzard Near where I live in Cheshire lots of woodland & farm fields.I watch it regular .I have not seen it for quite a while now though.Hope it's ok?I loved watching it soaring.😊

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Cheers. Hopefully you will see your local one again soon!

[@mjg123mg]

Wonderful,the best thing I’m likely to see today

[@rogerjames6956]

Thank you great vidio, i see them every day,all the best.

[@anddontcallmeshirley-]

Lots of these here in Cyprus and some eagles too. Great video, thanks.

[@TomMcClean]

Excellent captures there Liam! We have so many buzzards now! When i was a lad back in the 60s and 70s we had none here. Ah I see it was another guy got the drone shots. No worries. Still a super video.

[@gfew7350]

Such amazing birds, we have a few around our area that seem to return each year, usually being chased off by the rooks 🙂

[@AShotOfWildlife]

Cheers! I hope you enjoyed the video.

[@gfew7350]

@@AShotOfWildlife always really enjoy these types of videos and full of facts 🙂

[@green00eyes]

your videos are really informative, there's a lot of info there isn't space for in a bird book. Thanks

[@patricksmith4424]

I spent a lot of my childhood in a rural area of Norfolk. I was nuts about birds and in those days Buzzards were no where to be seen. I fist saw a Buzzard on a family holiday to mid Wales in the mid 70s. At that time (like kites) they existed no where else in the England. Now it seems they are everywhere, I have seen one in London.

[@cymro6537]

Fun fact: The Welsh name for a Buzzard is _Boncath_ ,this translates roughly to Cat bird - this is because their call sounds like the mewing of a cat.

[@jimsmith3971]

What a great video. Keep them coming!

[@TheJohnnyh61]

Nice video, the numbers surprised me.Top stuff.

[@williamjamison5010]

Great creatures, we have a few in our area. One loves to patrol the seashore, patrolling at around twenty feet, though mostly the pair of them can be seen hovering over the fields about a mile inland.

[@jeffallinson8089]

Another great video. I rarely see birds of prey, aside from the odd Kestrel here and there. Not sure I have ever seen a Buzzard. I must try and spot them!

[@chiefstain]

I really enjoyed this. I found the over enthusiastic gesticulating quite awkward though, possibly trying to mimic the late Mr Irwin

[@AShotOfWildlife]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. The hand gestures aren't copying anyone, if my hands aren't moving I feel a bit awkward and often forget what I'm trying to say. It's also way easier to stay enthusiastic when my hands are all over the show lol. Anyway, you enjoyed the actual video which is all that matters :)

[@Pobsta-de7hb]

Listen, if you have any small dog, especially puppies be very careful. Had one hit my door earlier but luckily missed my puppy and got caught in the fly netting I have in my doorway for when the doors left open, it then laid on its back in my garden after missing my dog by inches and getting caught in the net for a minute, before flying off. I cannot believe one not only tried to take my DOG but it is a red hot day and this happened about 3pm today, just a couple of hours ago, I never really see them out at this time of the day here in Germany where I live anyway. No more outside for my little doggy alone until hes larger that is for sure. He is not even tiny but is only 13 weeks old, so still small but still, I would never ever have imagined a buzzard attempting that, but it did

[@badraven9532]

I have regularly frequented several sites with Buzzards in abundance for many years. You say that they predate on other birds including crows, but all my experience is that they always wimp out of any confrontation with Rooks/Crows, and even with Swifts and House Martins. One particular site (South Downs) would have a lone Buzzard or several drifting along over the tree tops, and even a single Rook/Crow lifting up to them would have them twitching and jerking around to avoid being pecked, without ANY sign of aggression back. Since a Swift isn't much more than a single mouthful, and the Buzzard is being harried, you might think they'd retaliate, but never ever seen any! Just not hungry, or what??