Steppe
Buzzard Buteo Buteo vulpinus is an uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor
that pass in March and April and again in September and October, merging with
the occasional and sparse winter visitors which may appear in any or all months
between the spring and autumn movements. In the
Eastern Province they are scarce with birds seen in the coastal zone between
February and March with immatures noted from April to early June. Recorded
rarely in July and August and more often from September through January with
small peaks in February & November suggesting some passage movement. Many
birds fly down the western side of the country with North Yemen an important
flyway for the species with 862 recorded between 14 October and 3 December
1985. The bird below appears to be a juvenile (2nd calendar year) showing
mottled inner primaries with black tips and a barred juvenile tail.
