Brabant Netherlands - European Honey-buzzard or ...? (1 Viewer)

[Bertus]

Today, big woods around. We thought this one was flying higher than a common buzzard. The guy that spotted the bird said European Honey-buzzard, but I am not 100% sure since I have no idea how that looks like. Any raptor specialist might help...? Tnx in advance...

 

[Bewick]

Common buzzard, wrong structure for a honey buzzard.

 

[TheBlackGrouse]

Agree, Common Buzzard, at shorter distances you can see the tail banding. Honey Buzzards have two or three bands and a broad dark terminal band. Common Buzzards have many fine bands. There are many other characteristics but this one is easy

 

[Bertus]

tnx

 

[01101001]

This might be of some help (all illustrations are clickable).

Plate 13 - Buzzards, Kites and Osprey - A Field Guide to Birds of Armenia ::Acopian Center for the Environment

 

[Bertus]

This might be of some help (all illustrations are clickable).

Plate 13 - Buzzards, Kites and Osprey - A Field Guide to Birds of Armenia ::Acopian Center for the Environment

Tnx, good, and that is why I thought it could be a Honey-buzzard: the flagstone pattern on the underside, bit similar in your plate. But it still is a common buzzard...