Birdwatching in the UK: Hawks | All native species and tips on how to spot them in the wild
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- Birdwatchng in the UK: Britain has far more species of hawk than most people realise...in this video in our 'UK birdwatching' series, Ryan lists all the native species of hawk, from the common buzzard and red kite to the rarer spotted Montagu's harrier, amongst others. Included are tips on what to look out for and which parts of the UK are best to see these wonderful birds of prey in the wild.
Got close to a common Buzzard today feeding on a roadkill. I was so shocked to see how big they are. Magnificent bird. I'm not even Into birds either but it made my day.
Very nice. They are often scavengery birds.
I see buzzards over my house in Hertfordshire every day . They really circle around a lot and even come very close to the ground. I know what they are looking for, a tasty mouse.
So many hawk species! That’s my school lesson for the day complete.
Hi, yes there are far more than most people realise. Some very common and others very rare.
Great video! one of your harrier pics is a buzzard though! very nice and informative video well done
Good video. With a few mistakes though:
0:41 Ferruginous Hawk (buteo Regalis)
2:24 Common cuckoo (cuculus Canorus)
Also, red kites are decent at hunting, unlike vultures.
Thanks for the help.
And red kite are very localised in certain pockets of the country. Certainly not widespread and they seem to be reluctant to colonise new areas. You would not find one in the West Midlands unless it is a rare vagrant as birds are not moving into the area from Oxfordshire or Wales despite the habitat being more that suitable.
This was a really great video! Very clear. thank you very much!
Thank you Moo!
Amazing content! Subscribed :) thanks for making my day a little brighter
Thank you!
All your videos are so interesting, Absolutely love them!!!
Thanks Rob. This one is the most successful so far
Marsh harriers are far more widespread than you say in here, found anywhere with large reedbeds, with most found in the south and east
I saw one yesterday in Wallasea Island in Essex.
Great information, thanks for sharing.
I know hawks and buzzards are quite closely related as they are both accipters but is using the word hawk not inaccurate because kestrels are falcons and not hawks.
Nice video, but I thought it was unnecessary to move closer to the sparrowhawk trying to get a better shot. The bird clearly didn't like that. The shot would still be good from a distance (you may be able to crop), plus bonus for not disturbing the bird. I wonder if it managed to keep its kill or fled the scene.
I do understand how easy it is to get excited and to get caught up in the moment. I never witnessed this myself.
Enjoy!
Thanks clear explanation no fuss have subscribed for this
Thank you, that’s greatly appreciated
I’ve just seen a red kite I wasn’t to sure I couldn’t catch a picture! I’ve taken a guess because I seen wight on his under wing!
Hi from Cheshire, buzzards & sparrowhawks aplenty here. Great vid thanks.
Hi, that's great to hear. I imagine Red Kites too? They are almost everywhere now.
This is great! You did a great job with editing. Great overview of old world bird of prays. I live in Florida but originally from Europe. Subbed on your channel. Thanks 😊
Hi, thank you for your comment and subscribing, I’m pleased you enjoyed the video!
As a birder from Israel it's always weird for me that the red kite is a common bird in the UK, it's a really rare visitor and in Israel when we say kite we usually prefer to the Black kite which is one of the most common migrators in the auttomn...
I just saw a huge what appeared to be a hawk though the white markings under the wings were not elongated they were like small round circle near the tips on the underside any idea if in mistaken by the markings as to what species it was that I saw above the trees out back, I know we have a lot of wild rabbits at the back of ours as it backs onto dense woods the tail wasn'tired a red kite its call was not a familiar red kite call which iv seen mostly in the south of England in in the lower area of Scotland it's call was different to a kite it was solo and it remained above for like 20mins just hovering
Sparrowhawks are fantastic birds. Where I used to live (which was essentially in the middle of a Council estate) we had a resident sparrowhawk that preyed on the large colony of house sparrows that lived in the back garden boundary privet hedges.
In summer, you could honestly set your watch by it. Always around 7pm it would appear and you would hear the destress calls from the sparrows.
Don't know where it went in the winter. I thought that they were year round UK birds?
Hi, many birds have an internal clock and they learn what time of the day is most successful for hunting. As for the winter disappearance, who knows?
@@owladventuresuk I think that they will struggle in the future unfortunately. They are one of the birds that have adapted to urbanisation quite well (high volume housing seems to mimic dense woodland to an extent). However, as more people replace hedges and bush borders with fencing, the small birds that they would normally eat are becoming less and less.
In Lancashire I've seen buzzards outside the office sat in a tree their impressive in size.. also seen perigrin falcon catch a bird after chasing it into railing and flew off with said bird gripped in its talons awesome..
Hi, it’s common to see buzzards but rare to spot a Peregrine hunting like that...well done
Spotted 2 goshawk today, one was sat in a tree 10 meters from me. Made my day.
That’s awesome, what a sight that must have been!
I thought we had a sparrow hawk in our garden as a regular visitor, the sparrows disappeared for months as it was quite regular it is very small and has a reddish brown chest and dark greyish wings , the only bird I can find in my books that fit that description is a Hobby,
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I’m trying to identify a bird in the garden. It’s taken nest in our bird house & now has 2 baby birds it’s feeding with small mice etc.. But I’m struggling to identify the breed. It looks very similar to the first picture shown on this video at 0:01 Can anyone tell me what type of breed it’s most likely to be.. I’m guessing a Kestrel..?
Hi, that sounds very likely to be a kestrel. The other likely bird is a sparrow hawk but they catch mostly birds. Kestrels are fond of rodents.
@@owladventuresuk yeah since writing this msg I’ve looked at a bunch more photos & videos & I’m 95% sure it’s a mother Kestrel & her 2 babies. I set up a small security camera last week so can watch them all.
Where is rough legged hawk
Owls, Kites, Harriers, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons. That's 6?
Northern goshawks found in india or not ?
No they're not
It's a shame but the Hen Harrier is persecuted by the land owners and the accomplices the game wardens by shooting and poisoning them, this is well documented
That's a very good point to make, it's a great shame and we do what we can to educate and even help police with wildlife crimes.
@@owladventuresuk Thats just it, the corruption goes deep, very deep and very political I have even been to Parliament to state this with experts to no avail as what I said at the begging
Far too basic. Need information about distinguishing between the different hawks. E.g. a female sparrowhawk and a male Goshawk.
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Have you spotted a god hawk in your garden? I know they are very rare ! They are also called the bearded hawk ! They feed on innocence and gullibility and live in heavily clouded areas!.
Buzzard is allso scavinger
Hi, yes you are right. They do hunt too but mostly look for carrion, their small feet don’t make them primary predators
@@owladventuresuk ye ubeen flying traning 20Xyers the females mite take od yung rabbit wen have chick i got a wild male rased let go still see him daily
Owls, Kites, Harriers, Hawks, Eagles, Falcons. That's 6?