Bird
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Size
51–57 cmAbout the size of a large chicken
Weight
550 g–1.3 kgAbout the weight of a bag of sugar
Lifespan
12 years
Rarity
Common
M vs F
Females are significantly larger; both are brown above with pale mottled underparts
Habitat
Woodland with adjacent open moorland, farmland, hillsides
Best time
Year-round; most visible soaring on thermals in spring
Conservation
UK: Green
LC
💡 Did you know?
The Buzzard is now the UK's most common bird of prey — once persecuted almost to extinction, numbers have recovered spectacularly since legal protection in 1954
They are remarkably flexible hunters — earthworms can make up over 40% of their diet in wet weather, hopping about fields like large brown thrushes
Often confused with
Honey Buzzard (rarer
barred underparts)
Red Kite (forked tail
rusty-red)
Rough-legged Buzzard (winter visitor
pale)
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