. British birds & their eggs : with a new method of identification . COWIMON BUZZARD. t. KITE. EAGLES AND EAGLE-LIKE BIRDS. 151 Wales; central and western Scotland; practicallyextinct in Ireland. Everywhere rare, but less soand more generally diffused at times of migration. With the large, heavy build of the Buzzard, thedash and agility of the Falcons have vanished. Afull-bodied, broad-tailed bird, it perches lethargicallyfor prolonged periods on some dead branch or on amound ; and even when active, as when it soars highin air, it recalls by its |[^slow, majestic circllngs thestaider ways of t
. British birds & their eggs : with a new method of identification . COWIMON BUZZARD. t. KITE. EAGLES AND EAGLE-LIKE BIRDS. 151 Wales; central and western Scotland; practicallyextinct in Ireland. Everywhere rare, but less soand more generally diffused at times of migration. With the large, heavy build of the Buzzard, thedash and agility of the Falcons have vanished. Afull-bodied, broad-tailed bird, it perches lethargicallyfor prolonged periods on some dead branch or on amound ; and even when active, as when it soars highin air, it recalls by its |[^slow, majestic circllngs thestaider ways of the larger birds of prey, such asEagles, Vultures, and Kites. The Buzzard is a birdof forest-clad and mountainous country, and is still tobe found as a breeding species in the Lake District,and in parts of Wales and Scotland, the nest beingplaced in a tree or on a rocky ledge. It preys uponmice, reptiles, and, more rarely, small birds, which itcaptures by dropping upon them either from a perchor as it beats over the ground. Birds of this species—generally young ones—are to be met
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