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Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)

En-us: European Honey-buzzard Ca: Aligot vesper Da: Hvepsevåge De: Wespenbussard Es: Abejero europeo Fi: mehiläishaukka Fr: Bondrée apivore It: Pecchiaiolo Nl: Wespendief No: Vepsevåk Pt: Bútio-vespeiro Sv: Bivråk Ru: Осоед

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adult ♂, typical

juvenile, darker

adult, intermediate

Western Palearctic

BirdGuides rarity status: Scarce

Most recent UK and Irish reports of Honey Buzzard

12:03 14/05/13	Honey Buzzard	Suffolk	Otley	09:50
22:25 13/05/13	Honey Buzzard	Kent	Northward Hill RSPB	18:30
15:21 13/05/13	Honey Buzzard	Somerset	Bridgwater	15:15
16:18 12/05/13	Honey Buzzard	Glos	Cotswold Water Park	12:20
12:44 12/05/13	Honey Buzzard	Essex	Brentwood
22:19 11/05/13	Honey Buzzard	Kent	Margate	08:20
11:30 11/05/13	Honey Buzzard	Lincs	Sutton Bridge
11:04 11/05/13	Honey Buzzard	London	Walthamstow Reservoirs	11:02
11:39 10/05/13	Honey Buzzard	Norfolk	St. Olaves	11:28
19:11 09/05/13	Honey Buzzard	Kent	Dungeness NNR	14:40

Most recent photos of Honey Buzzard (25)

Cotswold Water Park, Glos 12/05/13	Turkey 02/07/11	Malta 19/09/12	Malta 19/09/12	Malta 19/09/12
Malta 16/09/12	Malta 16/09/12	Malta 16/09/12	Spain 14/09/12	Malta 12/09/12
Cyprus 03/09/12	Spain 18/05/12	Welbeck watchpoint, Notts 11/08/12	Welbeck watchpoint, Notts 11/08/12	Wykeham Forest, N Yorks 10/08/12
Wykeham Forest, N Yorks 10/08/12	Wykeham Forest, N Yorks 10/08/12	Dumpton, Kent 05/08/12	Oman 26/11/11	Malta 18/09/11
Welbeck watchpoint, Notts 29/07/12	Welbeck watchpoint, Notts 29/07/12	Welbeck watchpoint, Notts 29/07/12	Welbeck watchpoint, Notts 29/07/12	Welbeck watchpoint, Notts 15/07/12

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Key UK sites for Honey Buzzard (3)

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European breeding populations (38)

Honey Buzzard breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country, and a map of population densities):

Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

Products featuring Honey Buzzard (10)

Articles (3)

	Birding abroad: Batumi raptor count	Thursday 19th April 2012
	Stephen Menzie visited this spectacular but little-known raptor watch point in Georgia. read on
	Forestry Commission: Camcorders capture secret life of Welsh rare breeders	Saturday 31st December 2011
	Camcorders help to monitor Honey Buzzards in South Wales. read on
	London Raptors: a review of September 2008	Saturday 11th October 2008
	A remarkable influx of raptors is documented by Inner London Recorder, Des McKenzie.

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