Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Least Concern
AE*
British & Irish Rarity Status: Common
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Common Buzzard - Britain © Dean Eades
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Common Buzzard - Worcestershire © Tony
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Common Buzzard - Warwickshire © Steve Seal
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Common Buzzard - Britain © Martin Webb
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Common Buzzard - Britain © Glyn Sellors
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Common Buzzard - Ceredigion © Darren Chapman
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