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Newspaper report:

Page 4 - Advertiser, December 25, 1998

Maggie
MRS MAGGIE KEMP of Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire looks
for the Rough-Legged Buzzard at Oxton. 		Twitchers
flock to
village
 Rough Legged Buzzard
THE Scandinavian rough-legged buzzard.
by NICK BARBER

HUNDREDS of twitchers have been in Oxton to try to catch a glimpse of a rare foreign bird of prey.
  Birdwatchers throughout the East Midlands rushed to the village after hearing that a Scandinavian rough-legged buzzard was in the area.
  They heard about the buzzard's initial sighting when they tele- phoned the national Bird Line, which is run by the Bird Infor- mation Service.
  The bird was seen flying round woods on the Southwell to Oxton Road, near the top of Oxton Hill, last week.
  The rough-legged buzzard us- ually winters in Central USA, Southern Europe and Asia.
  It prefers open tundras and mountainsides, and avoids forests 		unless they contain plenty of open ground.
  The rough-legged buzzard is generally a tame species and usually allows close approach by people, although it can be aggres- sive close to its nest.
  Nottinghamshire RSPB member- ship secretary, Mrs Maggie Kemp, of Caythorpe Road, Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire, was among the flock of eager spotters.

Thrill

  She said she had seen one of the birds abroad before, but never in England.
  She said: "It is a thrill for us to see such a rare bird.
  "People think we are mad, but there is quite a skill in recognising and identifying them.
  "It is an exciting challenge, but a lot of it is down to pure luck and being in the right place at the right time."
She said the twitchers found out

about sightings through word of mouth and there was a rare bird telephone line, which kept them in touch with the latest sightings across the country.
  Mrs Kemp said: "The birds may have been seen in Nottinghamshire before, but this was the first one to be seen clearly by more than a few people.
  "It was quite handy to be able to stand in a layby - normally we have to trample through fields and get very wet."
  Another birdwatcher, Mr David 		Stevens, had travelled from Loughborough to see the bird.
  He said: "I went to Oxton last Wednesday and Thursday and caught my first sight of the bird. They are very rare.
  "They are about 50cm high and greyer that the common buzzard, with white tail markings.
  "During the day it tends to travel long distances from its perch, so those of us who saw it were very lucky.   "It was a nice Christmas present for birdwatchers."

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