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Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
06/10/16	Honey-buzzard	Lea Farm Lake	1	F J Cottington
11:40	dark morph juv. All dark brown buzzard sp came in from beyond Lodge Wood Lake, gliding the whole way showing a longer tail than Buzzard. It was about 500 feet up and we stayed on it the whole time until it reached Lavell's airspace, when we had to quickly moved to the car park field. Here we watched it circle twice then power away SE. It had one missing primary, but showed no markings on the body, obvious longer tail and slightly slimmer, wings held in stiff slightly bowed postion until it went SE, when deep powerful rather elastic wings beats gave a very different jiz. By no means a classic plumage, making instant identification near impossible despite viewing it for a minute or more. After making notes independently TAG agreed it could only be Honey and with so many Common staying local before and after, it was notable that this one went thru so quickly.
27/08/16	Honey-buzzard	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R Murfitt
09:00	ad male. Good views of pale phase bird as it flew deliberately low to west across New Workings with 2 flaps and a glide on flat wings - paddle shaped wings, small head, long tail etc - hoped for something good with these easterlies but this was unexpected! Please only view from the public footpath.
15/08/16	Honey-buzzard	New workings, Moor Green Lakes	1	R F Milligan
11:40	Ad male, W to E, across the diggings. S/W G Duffus and T Reid. Please only view from the public footpath.