This winter we are asking you to turn your heads to the sky and go in search of three iconic raptor species: marsh harrier, red kite and common buzzard.
Marsh Harrier
This impressive bird of prey is the largest and broadest-winged of the harriers. It is likely to ...
Red Kite
Red kites sightings in Norfolk have increased as the population has risen over the last 10 years....
Common Buzzard
The common buzzard is the most common of Britain’s larger birds of prey and it is found in ...
The presence of such birds of prey as marsh harrier, red kite and common buzzard, can help us determine the health of an environment at they are top predators, who need good quality habitat.
For our survey we have concentrated on three of the larger resident Norfolk raptors who over the last decade have increased in number across the county, this survey will help to give us an understanding as to their distribution across Norfolk, in particular the relatively recent resident, the red kite.