Is this buzzard an Eagle?

Wonder if it is a Red Kite but am no expert so wait for others to comment?

 

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Duno but there is one on back lane in Whitley that attacks people left me with blood all over my head on monday night

With that forked tail I would agree with Wendy with Red Kite. When you saw it, did you think "OMG that is MASSIVE!" because if not, it's not an eagle lol

It's a Red Kite and your 'classic western' call is a really good description - fabulous birds to watch

CinJ

Cin J

In reply to PimperneBloke:

It seemed very large but the forked tail seems like the tell tale.. tail. A red kit it is!

Looks like a red kite to me - based on the tail, buzzards don’t have tails like that as far as I know

Up here, the Buzzard is often described as a "Tourist's Eagle"!

In reply to Original Goldfinch and Eagle-eye:

Guessing you're in Scotland then, as we saw one last year, and then saw a golden over Loch Shiel….absolutely fabulous :o)

Red Kites are very common in the Thames Valley, certainly as far out as Oxford. I'm surprised you haven't seen one before. They have a greater wing span than Buzzard but not as broad wings. Where I live near Reading they are practically a garden bird.

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Regards,Tony

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That's easy for you to say TEEJAY old friend but...

IT'S STILL NOT ON MY GARDEN LIST!!!

S

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