We've had a buzzard in the garden today.

[Fort Jefferson]

It was sat in a Birch tree, about 30' from the house.

[bexVN]

Oh wow, privileged. My favourite BOP. I was lucky enough to handle a few at my first practice. Obviously not so lucky for them but we had a pretty good success rate with them.

[anonymous-user]

Very lucky - such wonderful birds.

Saw one very close toy house a couple of years back - not something you forget.

[fausTVR]

Good one. Fearsome looking chap.

[Monkey boy 1]

Quite regularly see/hear them circling around at work. There is a small wooded area about half a mile from the factory where there have been a nesting pair for the past 3 or 4 years. Quite a sighte in the summer months after the chicks have fledged.

[PositronicRay]

I've not seen one that close but heard seen them on a regular basis whilst dog walking in Warwickshire.

[Longwool]

They're almost at plauge numbers in our area. Not unusual to have 20 buzzards in a 10 acre field whilst ploughing. You can have too much of a good thing.

[Longwool]

They're almost at plauge numbers in our area. Not unusual to have 20 buzzards in a 10 acre field whilst ploughing. You can have too much of a good thing.

[Rich1973]

Their call is quite scary too. If I was in a woods on my own at night and heard a buzzard it would be change of underwear time!

[hidetheelephants]

What noise do they make?

[singlecoil]

hidetheelephants said:

What noise do they make?

Similar to the Red Kite. You can here it at the start of this video as the Buzzard responds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TU_9TSIKEo

[OzzyR1]

You know in films, when there is the scary, dark wood that the person should in no way contemplate entering, if the soundtrack has a birdcall it's likely to be a buzzard.