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Short-toed Snake-eagle
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Open woodland, scrub.
Diet: Snakes, lizards.
Best time to spot: Hovers like a giant kestrel.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Short-toed Snake-eagle sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Black-headed BuntingEpic · Open scrub (vagrant)
- Black-throated ThrushEpic · Open woodland (very rare)
- Chestnut BuntingLegendary · Open woodland (extreme vagrant)
- Common ChiffchaffCommon · Woodland
- Eurasian WryneckRare · Open woodland (passage)
- Garden WarblerUncommon · Scrub
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