. The nests and eggs of British birds : when and where to find them : being a handbook to the oology of the British Islands . to twenty-three days. Only one brood isreared in the year. Family FALCONID/E. Genus Buteo. Sub-family C O M M O N BUZZARD. BuTEO VULGARIS, Brooded. Laying season, April and May. British breeding area: The Common Buzzardbreeds very locally on the cliffs of the Welsh coast, andin some of the wooded inland districts of the few pairs also nest in some of the large forests ofScotland, and the same remarks I am glad to say stillapply t
. The nests and eggs of British birds : when and where to find them : being a handbook to the oology of the British Islands . to twenty-three days. Only one brood isreared in the year. Family FALCONID/E. Genus Buteo. Sub-family C O M M O N BUZZARD. BuTEO VULGARIS, Brooded. Laying season, April and May. British breeding area: The Common Buzzardbreeds very locally on the cliffs of the Welsh coast, andin some of the wooded inland districts of the few pairs also nest in some of the large forests ofScotland, and the same remarks I am glad to say stillapply to Ireland. It is unwise more specially to indicatethe localities, as unfortunately the greed of the collectorseldom allows him to respect such confidence. Breeding habits : The Common Buzzard must beregarded as a resident in our islands, although there isconsiderable local movement during the non-breedingseason. In our islands the breeding-haunts of thisBuzzard are either in secluded woods, or in the vicinityof crags and maritime cliffs. The bird is not a socialone, although two nests may sometimes be found not PLATE COMMON BUZZARD.
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