Buzzard - Buteo buteo

Restoring Nature's Balance

The Highlands are considered one of Europe's last great areas of wilderness, yet much of the flora and fauna that once thrived here has been driven to extinction by the activities of man.

The purpose of the Alladale Wilderness Reserve is to restore a remote area of the Highlands to its former natural glory.

At Alladale you will meet some of the lost species we have returned, and your stay will contribute directly to this pioneering conservation project.

The buzzard is by far the UK's most common bird of prey. It occupies territory all over the country and they can often be seen sitting on fence posts or circling overhead. They can be mistaken for Golden Eagles when in the wilds of Scotland, but this mistake rarely happens in reverse, as the eagles are so much larger than buzzards.

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