European Honey Buzzard
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Mature woodland (summer).
Diet: Wasp larvae, frogs.
Best time to spot: Specialist of wasp nests.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK raptors and owls.
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Similar birds
- Crested Honey Buzzard · Forest (extreme vagrant)
- Spotted FlycatcherUncommon · Mature gardens
- Wood WarblerUncommon · Mature oak/beech woodland (summer)
- Eurasian Golden OrioleRare · Mature broadleaf woodland
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerRare · Mature deciduous woodland
- Garden WarblerUncommon · Scrub
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