Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus was watched at a nest of a social wasp Vespula at Holkham, Norfolk, from 11th to 16th October 1976. As there appears to be only one account of feeding behaviour in the British literature (Trap-Lind 1962), and this relates to Denmark, some notes on the Norfolk occurrence may be of interest. The buzzard was first seen at the wasps' nest at 15.45 GMT o n 11th, and as

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