20210713 Commmon Buzzard, over Elsden Close, Holt

 

20210713 CBuzzard
Dark morph juvenile soared low over the estate. 
Slowly circled low off to SE.
Reported over bypass by observer in car at this time??
Secondaries nipped in at body on parallel wing with long arm.

20210713  CBuzzard
Broad black trailing edge to remiges.
Juvs do not have the long tails of ads so proportions appear as C Buzzard.
Yellow base and black tip to bill of juvenile very diagnostic...

20210713  CBuzzard
Fine barring on white tail with darker central feathers.
Unusual for dark morph in that upper tail coverts are not paler than rump,
so no U shape on this bird.
Also only small paler inner primary patches on upperwing.
Warm brown morph juveniles are the most similar form to adult C Buzzard.