BIG BIRD !!!!!!!

JohnnyCrash

Hi guys,this ones for any of you bird watchers out there.Yesterday while driving out of Kilkenny on the Waterford road just out past the rugby club,I saw an unusual bird flying across the road and landing in a big tree.I know it was some sort of bird of prey but I was only familiar with 2 types,the sparrow hawk and the kestrel,but this bird was significantly bigger.Today,going beck into town,around the same area,I saw this bird again,this time at height and being harried by a couple of jackdaws.In comparison,this bird was twice the size of them.Any ideas as to what it is? Cheers.

S28382

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

Hi guys,this ones for any of you bird watchers out there.Yesterday while driving out of Kilkenny on the Waterford road just out past the rugby club,I saw an unusual bird flying across the road and landing in a big tree.I know it was some sort of bird of prey but I was only familiar with 2 types,the sparrow hawk and the kestrel,but this bird was significantly bigger.Today,going beck into town,around the same area,I saw this bird again,this time at height and being harried by a couple of jackdaws.In comparison,this bird was twice the size of them.Any ideas as to what it is? Cheers.

Was he yellow with a big beak?

slimjimmc

Take a look at the section on "Hawks, kites and eagles" or Falcons in Wikipedia

KK4SAM

JohnnyCrash wrote: »

Hi guys,this ones for any of you bird watchers out there.Yesterday while driving out of Kilkenny on the Waterford road just out past the rugby club,I saw an unusual bird flying across the road and landing in a big tree.I know it was some sort of bird of prey but I was only familiar with 2 types,the sparrow hawk and the kestrel,but this bird was significantly bigger.Today,going beck into town,around the same area,I saw this bird again,this time at height and being harried by a couple of jackdaws.In comparison,this bird was twice the size of them.Any ideas as to what it is? Cheers.

Heard rumours of such a bird on the Outrath Road.I even brought the camera a couple of times, have yet to see it.

Fries-With-That

I suspect it was one of these.

http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=396

Captain Havoc

Or this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFdK_TBrBGs

JohnnyCrash

slimjimmc wrote: »

Take a look at the section on "Hawks, kites and eagles" or Falcons in Wikipedia

KK4SAM wrote: »

Heard rumours of such a bird on the Outrath Road.I even brought the camera a couple of times, have yet to see it.

Fries-With-That wrote: »

I suspect it was one of these.

http://www.birdwatchireland.ie/Default.aspx?tabid=396

@KK4SAM-You can take it as fact and not rumour
@Fries-With-That;I took a look and suspect you may be right

Silverscott

Buzzard.