BUZZARD SPOTTED IN BRIGG

PICTURES AND REPORT BY KEN HARRISON

Buzzing Brigg over the fields along Cadney Road during recent days is a buzzard.

Local ornithological twitcher, Len Reaney, said that buzzards should now become a fairly common sight over Brigg as the birds' population grows and buzzards re-populate the wo odlands around Lincolnshire. 

They have a varied diets, from insects to small mammals and are regarded as medium-sized birds of prey.

The Rev Alec Depledge had spotted a buzzard resting in branches of a tree behind his house in in the Pingley area some weeks ago and pondered whether it is the same bird.

thePingley area some weeks ago and pondered whether it is the same bird.