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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Buzzard kills rare visitor to British shores

Gallery Bird taken by buzzrad: The Grey Phalarope bird
Paul Freestone and Tim Twiggs lay silently in wait on the edge of a lake after they were tipped off about the presence of a grey phalarope at St Gothian Sands near Hayle in Cornwall Photograph: Paul Freestone/SWNS.COM
Gallery Bird taken by buzzrad: Grey Phalarope bird taken by buzzard
The phalarope, a small wading bird, is a rare sight on British shores. But the birdwatchers were not the only ones to catch sight of the bird. Within seconds, a buzzard swooped down to capture its prey Photograph: Paul Freestone/SWNS.COM
Gallery Bird taken by buzzrad: A buzzard swoops down and flies off with the Grey Phalarope bird
Buzzards are scavengers and do not normally swoop to kill in such a fashion. Experts believe that the cold weather drove this one to attack the phalarope, which had strayed off course while migrating from the Arctic Circle Photograph: Paul Freestone/SWNS.COM
Gallery Bird taken by buzzrad: The buzzard flies off with the Grey Phalarope in its claws
The buzzard flies off with the grey phalarope in its claws. The fact that the buzzard managed to catch its prey is in itself seen as an extraordinary occurrence Photograph: Paul Freestone/SWNS.COM
Gallery Bird taken by buzzrad: The buzzard flies off with the Grey Phalarope in its claws
RSPB spokesman Peter Exley said the images captured a "one-in-a-million" moment. He said: "Buzzards are not really active hunters and don't use speed to catch prey so for one to catch a bird is a very unusual event in itself" Photograph: Paul Freestone/SWNS.COM
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