Buzzards are majestic birds, but they are also rather messy eaters. I discover this as I watch – in amazement – as one feasts on a pigeon just a few metres in front of me. We are in a hide in a secluded woodland that forms part of a sprawling farm full of wildlife. Sitting comfortably behind one-way glass, we wait quietly for the buzzard, which nests close by, to visit. It flies in briefly, but is spooked by some dog walkers passing by in the distance high up on a ridge. Buzzards are, thankfully, a common sight in the UK now. They are the UK’s most common and widespread bird of prey, with the …
