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The UK’s birds of prey come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes: Hawks and eagles: medium to very large; hooked bills; rounded or broad wings; sharp talons; tend to soar. Falcons: small to medium-sized; tapered wings and tails; fast and agile; often hover. Owls: small to large; rounded heads; small, hooked bills; forward-facing eyes; mainly ...
- Buzzard
Species information. Category. Birds of prey; Statistics...
- Kestrel
Species information. Category. Birds of prey; Statistics...
- Red Kite
Once considered a threat to game birds and domestic animals...
- Sparrowhawk
The sparrowhawk is a small bird of prey that can be found in...
- Merlin
Our most diminutive falcon, the merlin is a pretty bird of...
- Peregrine Falcon
Like many of our birds of prey, the peregrine falcon was so...
- White-tailed eagle
About. Our largest bird of prey, the white-tailed eagle is...
- Buzzard
About. Our largest bird of prey, the white-tailed eagle is sometimes known as the 'sea eagle', and preys on fish, mammals and small birds. It was persecuted to extinction in the UK, but reintroduced from Norway during the 1970s. Today, around 40 pairs now nest in Scotland. Both parents tend to the one or two chicks that hatch each year.
Slim, medium-sized bird of prey. Males are blue-grey above, with a paler underside and black tips to their wings. Females are mainly brown, with a streaked body and wings, and bars on their tail. Both males and females have a noticeable white rump. Rounded, owl-like face shape. Yellow beak with a black tip.
How to identify. The White-tailed Eagle is the largest UK bird of prey. It has brown body plumage with a conspicuously pale head and neck, which can be almost white in older birds, and the tail feathers of adults are white. In flight it has massive broad wings with 'fingered' ends. Its head protrudes and it has a wedge-shaped tail.
The golden eagle is the UK’s second-largest bird of prey. It often soars with its long, broad wings held in a shallow ‘V’ shape. The white-tailed eagle’s wingspan is half-a-metre longer than a golden eagle’s and its silhouette is more rectangular. Adult white-tailed eagles have pale heads and white tails, younger birds are darker.
Sep 10, 2021 · How to identify. Male and female sparrowhawks are easier to tell apart than most other birds of prey. The female is larger than the male with brown wings, head and back. The underside is pale barred with brown and the eyes yellow. The male has grey wings, head and back and the belly has an orangey tint.
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The White-Tailed eagle is an exceptionally large bird with a wingspan of up to 2.4 metres. They have broader wings than Golden eagles and are identifiable by their striking white tail plumage. White-Tailed eagles are excellent hunters that prey on both mammals and fish; hence they’re sometimes known as sea eagles.
