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Hear the sound of a buzzard's call from above as a jay strolls nonchalantly in the grass.
Posted 16th February 2010 by Dan 
15 comments
On this clip you can hear the distinctive call of a buzzard soaring above. At least I think it is a buzzard! Do you agree? At the same time a jay strolls in front of the webcam, picking up little bits of seed dropped by the other birds from the bird feeder!
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Charles Mullins 16th February 2010
Thank you for this clip it was so funny to see the jay marching around quite oblivious to the buzzard's calls!
Stuart Petch 16th February 2010
Nice one, Dan. If it is a buzzard it sounds incredibly close to the microphone!
Lynda 16th February 2010
I can confirm it was a buzzard after looking out of the window and seeing a pair of them circling over the lambwatch field, getting severle.y mobbed by other birdsAlso , not picked up by the microphone unfortunately, a skein of about 49 geese flew over, honking to each other.... a marvellous sight !
Lynda 16th February 2010
I am not sure whether they were Canada geese or Greylag geese but they were flying in a perfect V formation !
Catherine&Family 17th February 2010
Oh Lynda that would great to see lucky you. 
Dan 17th February 2010
ooh there were even more sights of spring than I thought. Good ol geese
Louise 17th February 2010
What a lovely clip reminding us that spring is really on the way AT LAST.Thank you Dan for cheering me up today,wish I was there on lovely day's like that.
g mosher 17th February 2010
Played this clip and my dogs thought it was something outside and went bailing out the back door, barking. When they came back in, I played it again. They finally caught on and gave me a dirty look. It was so funny! Thanks.
Lynda 17th February 2010
after listening to the different calls on the rspb site, the geese that flew over were Canada geese
Stuart Petch 17th February 2010
ah, wonderful! Reminds me of a recent winter day when I could hear geese off in the distance somewhere, but never realised that I inadvertently photographed them when I was taking a landscape shot! : ) You'll have to choose the 'All Sizes' option above the photo to have any chance of seeing them, but there are actuallya couple of (very!) distant V formations in there. Click for pic: [link]
Dan 18th February 2010
Hi Stuart - that pic is stunning I have to say, but sadly I couldnt see any V shapes even on full - size! Where abouts roughly are they?
Stuart 18th February 2010
Hi Dan - cheers. I've now added a note for you, so this should help a bit. They're far from obvious! : ) Go here and the notes should show up: [link]
Dan 18th February 2010
Thanks Stuart for that - now you have pointed out where they are you're absolutely right - there are some geese there!! Talk about needing a magnifying glass !! What a great pic... where was it taken?
Stuart 20th February 2010
LOL - cheers mate. Like I say, they were incidental to the pic. It was taken in Dentdale, which is on the Yorkshire/ Cumbria border. Pretty near to the railway station of Dent.
Sir David 8th March 2010
Yes a Buzzard I have seen them I believe there are three, what a great time of the year spring has sprung
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