Overview

Summary
Records#1


Sheet 1: Summary

Selected Species Recs Places Rep% 1st Date 1st Place

Total Species: 1
Honey-buzzard 49 32 100 31/05/2000 Strathfarrar Culligran/Inchmore











Total Records: 49








Complete Lists: 12








Total Places: 32

Sheet 2: Records#1

Species Scientific name Place Lat Long Date Start time End time Count Breeding status Comment Plumage Direction of flight Visit weather comments Visit comments Part of complete list?
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Strathfarrar Culligran/Inchmore 57.4260544 -4.6913227 31/05/2000 10:00 10:00 1
active display over edge of moor



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Balnain 57.3384128 -4.5851884 26/05/2001 19:00 19:00 2
displaying for 20 minutes over woods to N of Loch



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Balnain 57.3384128 -4.5851884 28/05/2001 09:00 09:00 1
single up twice, hanging over territory



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Culbin Forest - Kincorth (NJ06 B) 57.6414036 -3.6684082 28/05/2001 13:00 13:00 1
high up over site on arrival, plunging back into the trees as focusing on it



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Strathfarrar Culligran/Inchmore 57.4260544 -4.6913227 30/05/2001 11:00 11:00 1
very flamboyant display flight down the valley with many dips and rises



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Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Hermitage (NO04 A) 56.5459184 -3.6199013 02/06/2001 13:00 13:00 1
up very high above site, floating for 5 minutes



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Ptarmigan Lodge (NN30 K) 56.1686786 -4.6509957 19/05/2002 09:00 09:00 2
in brief sunny interlude, 2 floating out of sky at great height, diving down rapidly into trees at end



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Montcrieffe Woods W (NO12 F) 56.3686837 -3.4180919 24/05/2003 13:00 13:00 2
pair displaying low over wood on W side



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Aviemore Kinveachy W (NH91 E) 57.2440505 -3.8161384 31/05/2003 11:00 11:00 1
over woods displaying on W side of road



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Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Aviemore SW 57.1896978 -3.8465668 31/05/2003 11:00 11:00 2
pair displaying on S end of woods opposite the town



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Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dalcapon, Pitlochry (NN95 R) 56.6528126 -3.6897321 31/05/2003 14:00 14:00 1
floating north of Logierait



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Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Cave Craig N (NO04 C) 56.5818395 -3.6214376 31/05/2003 14:00 14:00 1
soaring over hill to N of Dunkeld Hotel



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Hermitage (NO04 A) 56.5459184 -3.6199013 31/05/2003 14:00 14:00 1
flying over us at very low altitude in between one group of trees and another



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Knockman Wood (NX46 E) 54.9857974 -4.4786284 30/05/2004 12:00 12:00 2
single different birds up from 11:23-11:28, then pair display from 11:50-12:00



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Fleet Forest (NX65 C) 54.8660453 -4.159579 31/05/2004 13:00 13:00 2
singles seen briefly up at 11:05 and 11:20, full display by pair at 13:05



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Hannaston Wood (NX58 W) 55.1169148 -4.2044629 01/06/2004 16:00 16:00 2
2 up briefly at 15:56, one bird flushed in wood at 16:35



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Pultarson Burn (NX67 C) 55.0456414 -4.1692366 02/06/2004 12:00 12:00 3
displaying together, some calls, perhaps from 2 sites



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Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Knocknairling Burn (NX67 D) 55.0633206 -4.1858539 02/06/2004 13:00 13:00 2
pair up very high from 12:35-12:40



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Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Orchars (NX57 M) 55.0436405 -4.2787012 02/06/2004 13:00 13:00 1
flying very purposefully to N



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Hermitage (NO04 A) 56.5459184 -3.6199013 27/05/2006 14:00 15:30 1
female up at intervals for 45 minutes



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Balnain 57.3384128 -4.5851884 28/05/2006 09:30 17:30 1
female floating over birch wood for about 15 minutes, 10 minutes video taken



Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Lochan an Tairt 57.3563599 -4.5864508 28/05/2006 11:30 15:30 1
flushed from moorland edge in sparse tree scrub, flew down hillside, videoed



Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Strathfarrar Culligran/Inchmore 57.4260544 -4.6913227 29/05/2006 11:30 15:20 1
flying from valley onto moor, flew over my head, close-up video obtained for 2 minutes



Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Black Isle Bog of Shannon 57.579345 -4.2007907 30/05/2006 17:00 17:00 1
male floating over birch wood



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Aviemore Kinveachy W (NH91 E) 57.2440505 -3.8161384 01/06/2006 09:00 09:00 1
floating over birch and mixed wood W of A9



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Hermitage (NO04 A) 56.5459184 -3.6199013 01/06/2006 11:00 11:00 1
male up twice in territory to S of Hermitage



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Loch of Lowes/Haughend E 56.5647102 -3.5556088 22/08/2006 11:30 12:40 1
gliding into woodland some distance behind Osprey's nest



Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld House Hotel 56.563879 -3.620669 22/08/2006 17:00 17:00 1
floating slowly to SSW towards Hermitage



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Cave Craig N (NO04 C) 56.5818395 -3.6214376 22/08/2006 18:00 18:00 1
flapping slowly through tops of trees on crest of hill



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Killiecrankie SE (NN96 F) 56.7237458 -3.7582855 01/09/2007 12:00 12:00 2
adult female and juvenile up together in display



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Pitlochry NW 56.7060163 -3.7411228 01/09/2007 12:00 12:00 2
adult female and juvenile up displaying together



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Blair Drummond (NS79 J) 56.162062 -4.0546154 23/05/2008 21:00 21:00 1 1 at Safari Park turn off, female floating over wood, mobbed by corvids



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Loch Katrine - Letter (NN41 Q) 56.2621091 -4.4798167 24/05/2008 13:40 15:59 2 3 male up over wood from 13:15-13:35, female up over same wood around 16:30 for 20 minutes


a very fine day Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Callander -- Gartchonzie (NN60 D) 56.2305199 -4.2518869 25/05/2008 11:00 11:00 2 3 female up briefly at 10:50, then male up though gaps in trees at 16:38, both just to E of caravan site



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Callander - Falls of Leny (NN50 Z) 56.2478831 -4.28519 25/05/2008 12:10 13:10 2 3 male up for 5 minutes at 15:20, female up for 10 minutes at 16:30


another very fine day Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Lake of Menteith E (NN50 V) 56.1760653 -4.2809194 26/05/2008 09:50 12:00 2 3 over wood to E of Port Menteith, male up from 11:55-12:05 with female just up through gaps in trees a little later


yet another very fine day Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Blair Drummond (NS79 J) 56.162062 -4.0546154 26/05/2008 13:00 13:00 1 1 female up hunting over silage field, pounced on some prey when tractor left, video is on website



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dalcapon, Pitlochry (NN95 R) 56.6528126 -3.6897321 16/09/2008 14:00 14:00 1
adult female up over wooded cliff, diving down as if to encourage juvenile into air



N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Hermitage (NO04 A) 56.5459184 -3.6199013 30/09/2009 11:20 13:20 1
at 12:10 juvenile soaring very high from position to NW, disappeared into cloud base


after drizzle previous day, clearance this morning but some mist around, sunny, light NW wind Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Glen Cochill S (NN94 A) 56.543693 -3.7824591 01/10/2009 13:10 14:10 1
at 13:10 juvenile taking off from area where heather met young sitka spruce, climbed steadily, disappearing out of sight into the cloud base, presumed on active migration


bright morning, getting duller later, moderate W wind, dry Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Hermitage (NO04 A) 56.5459184 -3.6199013 08/05/2010 14:00 15:10 1 1 up on S side, some up and down movements from 14:25-14:28, male on light build and brown-grey colour 1 Adult Male
fine day, sunny, light E wind
Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Hermitage (NO04 A) 56.5459184 -3.6199013 05/05/2012 14:30 15:20 1 5 Star area was Hermitage, Dunkeld, where a male Honey-buzzard was floating high in the sky, even doing a little diving around 14:55 (1004). The Tay Valley is an outstanding area for Honey-buzzard, rivalling Tyne Valley, with superb habitat (mixture of mature forests, crags, rivers, meadows) 1 Adult Male
cool, light N wind, weak sunshine, dry
Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Inverness Croft na Creich 57.5057564 -4.2965176 06/05/2012 09:00 11:00 1 1 First Honey-buzzard was a female, rising up over woodland near cottage, slowly floating N and then gliding off 2-3km to N to feed at 11:15 (clip 1005 with derived stills, habitat); they fly very long distances to feed on arrival, presumably to favoured feeding areas such as ponds, bogs and dung heaps 1 Adult Female
sunny, cool, dry
Y
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Inverness Kilmuir 57.5069532 -4.2298165 06/05/2012 13:00 13:00 1 1 Second Honey-buzzard was also a female, caught on video when flying NW overhead at moderate altitude from Kilmuir, shortly after a Red Kite had moved high to S 1 Adult Female


N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Inverness Bogallan 57.5237069 -4.2976464 07/05/2012 09:00 09:00 1 1 And earlier at 09:15 had a male Honey-buzzard lifting off a wood to N of cottage in brilliant sunshine mobbed by Crow, gaining height effortlessly, hanging and then going S in very long glide of 4km right over the Beauly Firth to S bank near a bright yellow oil seed rape crop; not migrating again I think, just off to feed on quiet shoreline (clip 1007 with derived stills) 1 Adult Male


N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Loch of Lowes/Haughend E 56.5647102 -3.5556088 16/09/2015 11:00 11:00 1
Had to wait until 11:00 for the 1st Honey-buzzard juvenile up over woodland at Haughend E, some 2km to SE of the Bridge (close to Loch of Lowes where species seen before). The bird here floated at low level for 2 minutes before coming down again; at 11:07 it was up again, going a little higher but had a rapid glide back into trees a little N of starting point. At 11:50 the same bird soared much higher in the serious mode (no acrobatics) that migrating birds adopt but again it backed off and came down again a little closer to Dunkeld. Finally at 12:15 it became much more positive, soaring again and going right into the cloud base where it moved off S: what a moment, instinct overcomes known secure facilities in the breeding area, but it can't spend the winter up here! Always find it moving as they start migration: resolution of many conflicting pressures and what a prospect as they move towards tropical Africa for 18 months. 1 Juvenile 1 S

N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld Hermitage (NO04 A) 56.5459184 -3.6199013 16/09/2015 12:00 12:00 1
Meanwhile from 12:00-12:04 had a juvenile Honey-buzzard soaring to fairly low level to the NW at Hermitage, a well-known site, anyway to me. This bird did not get up high and was clearly practising its exit. 1 Juvenile


N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Dunkeld House Hotel 56.563879 -3.620669 16/09/2015 12:05 12:05 1
Immediately after from 12:05-12:07 another Honey-buzzard juvenile was soaring to a moderate height over the Dunkeld Hilton grounds, but did not stay up long, doing a rapid glide back into the steep hills to the W. So that's 3 Honey-buzzard sites, showing the maintenance of their presence up here. 1 Juvenile


N
Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Rotmell 56.5997999 -3.6222071 17/09/2015 12:25 12:25 1
Not a sniff of a Honey-buzzard until 12:22 when a lone juvenile was seen in classical float at low altitude over Rotmell Loch/Wood area on E side of valley; they hang almost like a kite, using as little energy as possible, such a skill being essential for an economical (and successful) migration. It stayed up until 12:29 when it came down again in same area as the drizzle intensified. 1 Juvenile


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