Honey-buzzard

Recent sightings

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
30/09/23	Honey-buzzard	White Waltham	1	D Cleal
17:18	Just spied a large bird of prey on the north side of the airfield. it was being harried by a party of Jackdaws that looked small in comparison. It then powered away crossing the railway line and circling over Knowl Hill. Lost over the horizon. 6 mins ago. Apart from it's size, all I got was that it was all dark, the tail was 'full' and it had slow deep wingbeats. Wings wider than Buzzard and circled with flat wings. There were several Kites in the area and it looked slightly larger, bulkier, it powered away from the Jackdaws mobbing it, with ease and covered an immense distance in seconds. Having discussed online, after my initial post, I'm happy to settle on possible Honey Buzzard.

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Records

Year	Details
2022	Honey-buzzard, Confidential, 23rd June. *
2021	Honey-buzzard, Compton Downs, 5th September. *
2021	Honey-buzzard, Confidential, 5th June. *
2019	Honey-buzzard, East Berks, adult male, 2nd-4th June. *
2018	Honey-buzzard, Confidential, male, 18th July to 5th August.
2017	Honey-buzzard, Confidential, 16th August.
2016	Honey-buzzard, Moor Green Lakes, adult male, 27th August.
2016	Honey-buzzard, Moor Green Lakes, adult male, 15th August.
2016	Honey-buzzard, Windsor Great Park, adult, 5th June.
2015	Honey-buzzard, Wildmoor Heath Nature Reserve, 15th August.
2014	Honey-buzzard, Moor Green Lakes, dark phase juvenile, 5th September.
2014	Honey-buzzard, Eton Wick, 31st August.
2014	Honey-buzzard, Cookham, 29th August.
2011	Honey-buzzard, Thrift Wood, dark-morph, 16th September.
2011	Honey-buzzard, Dorney Wetlands, rufous-morph, 9th June.
2006	Honey-buzzard, Theale GPs, juvenile, 15th September.
2006	Honey-buzzard, Caversham Heights, Reading, 1st May.
2002	Honey-buzzard, Burnthouse Lane GP, dark-morph juvenile, 7th September.
2001	Honey-buzzard, Bray, dark-morph, 21st September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Wraysbury GPs, dark-morph juvenile, 2nd October.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Theale GPs, 1st October.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Slough SF, pale-morph juvenile, 1st October.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Eversley GP, 1st October.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Cookham Dean, dark-morph juvenile, 1st October.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Caversham, rufous-morph juvenile, 30th September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Theale GPs, dark-morph juvenile, 30th September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Widbrook Common, dark-morph juvenile and intemediate-morph, 30th September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Cookham Rise, dark-morph juvenile, 29th September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Maidenhead, pale-morph juvenile, 27th September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Cookham Dean, pale-morph juvenile, 27th September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Summerleaze GP, 25th September, Two juveniles, same as Cookham.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Maidenhead, dark-morph, 25th September, One, same as Cookham.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Cookham, eight dark-morphs, 25th September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Wellington College, 25th September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Cock Marsh, dark-morph juvenile, 25th September, One, same as Cookham.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Queen Mother Reservoir, pale-morph juvenile, 24th September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Lavell's Lake, 23rd September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Windsor, 23rd September, One, same as Widbrook Common.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Widbrook Common, dark-morph juvenile, 23rd September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Caversham, juvenile, 23rd September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Cookham Rise, pale-morph juvenile, 23rd September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Tilehurst, 23rd September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Cookham Dean, dark-morph, 23rd September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Lavell's Lake, 22nd September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, Eversley GP, pale-morph juvenile, 22nd September.
2000	Honey-buzzard, West Berks, 5th August.
1994	Honey-buzzard, Bracknell, 4th June.
1993	Honey-buzzard, Reading, 19th July.
1991	Honey-buzzard, Eversley GP, 3rd August.
1989	Honey-buzzard, Crowthorne, 8th May.
1984	Honey-buzzard, Windsor Great Park, 22nd September.
1981	Honey-buzzard, Windsor Great Park, 13th June.
1980	Honey-buzzard, Midgham, two, 1st June.
1979	Honey-buzzard, Theale GPs, 2nd September.
1976	Honey-buzzard, Whiteknights Park, Reading, 8th May.
1975	Honey-buzzard, Swinley Forest, 3rd May.
1968	Honey-buzzard, Swinley Forest, 16th September.
1965	Honey-buzzard, Silwood Park, 8th July.
1964	Honey-buzzard, Ham SF, 4th September.
1875	Honey-buzzard, Bucklebury, Shot.
1860	Honey-buzzard, Windsor Forest, Trapped.
1793	Honey-buzzard, Reading, Shot.