{"id":2714,"date":"2026-01-06T13:38:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=2714"},"modified":"2026-01-06T13:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:38:16","slug":"crested-honey-buzzard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=2714","title":{"rendered":"Crested Honey Buzzard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2646.jpg\" alt=\"Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-2699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2646.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2646-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2646-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2646-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2646-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2646-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first record for Qatar. This adult female was observed using the updrafts from Al Thaqab Fort (in Qatar&#8217;s northernmost municipality of Madinat ash Shamal) to gain height before crossing northwards over the Arabian Gulf towards Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2640.jpg\" alt=\"Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-2698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2640.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2640-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2640-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2640-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2640-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2655.jpg\" alt=\"Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-2700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2655.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2655-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2655-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2655-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2655-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buzzard_crested_honey_2014-05-13_IMG_2655-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crested Honey Buzzard. Qatar, 13 May 2014 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first record for Qatar. 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