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Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) call
A mewing 'pee-yow', like a cat, from a broad-winged hawk circling overhead.
Listen to the Common Buzzard call
A field recording of the Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) by Barry Wenham, shared on iNaturalist. Listen for the Common Buzzard in farmland habitats.
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Sounds similar
Birds that sound similar to the Common Buzzard
These birds belong to the hawk family, like the Common Buzzard, so their calls can sound alike.
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Red Kite Milvus milvus
A high, wavering whistle, 'weee-oo-weeoo-weeoo'; a russet raptor with a deeply forked tail.
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Swamp Harrier Circus approximans
Maori: kahu. A thin high kee-a over open country and wetland edges.
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Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis
A hoarse descending keeeer, the sound film uses for every eagle.
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Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
A thin, wheezy, drawn-out mew from over the harbour.
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White-bellied Sea-Eagle Icthyophaga leucogaster
A loud nasal honking duet, like a goose, from a headland perch.
Questions
Questions about the Common Buzzard
What does the Common Buzzard sound like?
A mewing 'pee-yow', like a cat, from a broad-winged hawk circling overhead. Listen to the recording above.
Which birds sound like the Common Buzzard?
Red Kite, Swamp Harrier, Red-tailed Hawk, Brahminy Kite and White-bellied Sea-Eagle sound similar.
Where can I hear the Common Buzzard?
SongLark teaches it in its Birds of England course.
How can I learn the Common Buzzard call?
In SongLark's Birds of England course, it comes in Level 3: Woodland. SongLark teaches it by ear with real field recordings.
Courses
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SongLark teaches the Common Buzzard in its Birds of England course. Each course plays real field recordings and brings every bird back for review just before you would forget it.
- In Birds of England, the Common Buzzard comes in Level 3: Woodland. That Level is about woodpeckers, jays and the voices of old trees.
Learn it with these birds in Level 3 of Birds of England
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Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
A sharp, explosive 'kick!' call and a short, fast drum on dead wood in late winter and spring.
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European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
A loud, laughing 'yaffle', a ringing 'kyü-kyü-kyü' that carries across parks and woods.
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Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Loud, liquid whistles, 'twee-twee-twee', and an emphatic 'chwit' call from the treetops.
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Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
A harsh, tearing scream, 'skaaak!', from the woodland canopy; a shy, pinkish crow with blue wing patches.
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Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Loud, far-carrying fluty phrases from a treetop, often in wind and rain; a dry rattling alarm.
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Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
A soft, low, piping 'pew' whistle, given quietly from deep in hedges.
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Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Britain's smallest bird; a very high, cyclical 'seedly-seedly-seedly' ending in a flourish.
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Tawny Owl Strix aluco
The hooting 'hoo-hooo' and the sharp 'ke-wick' of the night, together the classic 'twit-twoo'.
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