Bredon Buzzards are named after the bird of prey. Buzzards are now becoming more common in Worcestershire and the surrounding area. Almost every time you visit Bredon either for training or for a match there are these majestic birds flying overhead. They are spreading rapidly eastward from Wales throughout England and in early spring seeing six, eight or even ten in an area is now not uncommon.

Buzzards are a large bird of prey about 60 cm long with a wing span of over one metre and can weight up to one kilogram. They have a distinctive soaring almost lazy flight on broad wings with the wingtip feathers spread widely apart to catch all the thermal updraft available, truly a pleasure to behold.

Buzzards nest in trees growing within the safety of a mature woodland. Their nests are approximately a metre round and comprise mostly of sticks, green leaves and small branches. They lay a brood of two to four eggs which have an incubation period of approximately thirty days.

The Buzzard feeds on a variety of prey, including mice, voles, moles, rats, snakes and any bird that's foolish enough to cross their path but they main diet consists of rabbit. Sometimes you can see them on the ground feeding, this may not just be a meal of carrion (sheep, deer) they will also feed on worms, insects and beetles.

A bit like our own Bredon Buzzards playing rugby, they turn up all over the place and they'll eat anything that comes their way!