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Red kite or a Buzzard?

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  • 01-11-2020 9:48pm
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    deadlybuzzman
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    Yesterday when I was out with my dog a bird of prey flew quite low past me. It was a red to light brown colour.
    I presumed it was a red kite but now that I've seen how rare it is and because I'm in the North West I'm wondering how similar in colouration can a Buzzard be?
    I've seen a Buzzard up very close before but the I seen yesterday bird looked much redder


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    blackbox
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    A red kite has a forked tail.


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    deadlybuzzman
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    blackbox wrote: »
    A red kite has a forked tail.

    Crap, I was looking that hard at the wings and chest I've no idea what the tail was like. Hopefully I'll see it again as it was very close to home


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    DBB
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    I saw a red kite in the start of hilly country just outside Oughterard, Co. Galway a number of years ago. So, possible to see them in the west anyway! :)


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    dympnab
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    How big was the bird? could have been a female Sparrowhawk or even a Kestrel ..


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    deadlybuzzman
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    dympnab wrote: »
    How big was the bird? could have been a female Sparrowhawk or even a Kestrel ..

    I used to have a sparrowhawk regularly fly a few feet off the ground down the little back road I lived on jacking the little birds it'd flush out of the hedge.
    I also had a Buzzard fly straight at my car (I was only one 2nd gear) only to very off at the last second and land on a branch about 10 ft away. The bird I seen on sat was a similar size to the Buzzard


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