Well you don't see one of these everyday.....

Rockwolf said:

Thanks everyone!

No-one notified Buzzard. Should I contact the county recorder then ? I wondered if it was a turkey vulture but not sure really!

Thanks for the link Woodpecker! Very interesting! Had no idea so many had been sighted!

Hi MarJus,

yes I would notify the county recorder. Turkey Vulture if a good shout!

Regards Buzzard

Rockwolf said:

Poor thing! It looks rather 'small' though. Dad said this one was very big (over 1 m high)....

I agree it looks much bigger than Turkey Vulture which has a length of about 70cm. I wonder if it could be a Lappet-faced Vulture. They are much bigger. Take a look at this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lappet-faced_Vulture,_Serengeti.jpg

Hi all

I also thought it was a Lappet faced vulture because of the size plus the look of the head and face.

Best wishes Chris

hi MarJus

Amazing sight to see a vulture like you have.

Not a sight to see everyday and to me escapee does ring true here - whether a Zoo, escapee from captivity, or private collecter {hate that term private collector}- hope that it can look after itself and does not fall foul of anything.

Let us know any further news

Regards

Kathy and Dave

Wow, thats a really big Chicken.

Unknown said:

Poor thing! It looks rather 'small' though. Dad said this one was very big (over 1 m high)....

I agree it looks much bigger than Turkey Vulture which has a length of about 70cm. I wonder if it could be a Lappet-faced Vulture. They are much bigger. Take a look at this link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lappet-faced_Vulture,_Serengeti.jpg

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Again another good shout TJ, really hard to judge the size on a photo!

Is it a Willow or Marsh Vulture :-} are we going down the numbers route or does it visit feeding stations LOL

Buzzard

Nature Is Amazing - Let Us Keep It That Way

Hi MarJus

Good grief - what a photo, and here I was revelling in that I had a female blackcap for one day!

I wonder if it goes in for nyger seed on a 20 port feeder, the reason I ask is no other **gger does in my garden!

'Struth MarJus! You do find some wonderful birds and now your Dad's getting in on the act.

Who's taking the bets on "how long before Sparrow has one in her garden now she's got her new camera"!

LOL Squirrel - if I got one of those in my garden all my hair would stand on end, my blood would drain, and I'd be the one calling the men in white coats to take me away!!

Many, many years ago we visited a zoo in Guernsey, or maybe Jersey, where they had an old vulture. He was tame and freely walking round. They had an appeal going for donations to buy him a mate as his wife had died and he was pining away. I have to say he was the oddest looking bird I have ever seen, and he was huge. Our daughter was about 10 at the time, and he was almost as tall as she was.