6 THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. 
OSPREY, Pandion haliaétus. 
Formerly frequented Llangorse Lake, 
one being seen there in 1884, and 
another in 1886 by Mr. A. Crawshay. 
Another was killed on the Wye near 
Clyro, and is at present at Clyro Court. 
Another was for some months in the 
same locality, where it was seen to be 
fishing in the Wye, and although every 
effort was made to prevent its being 
molested, it ultimately, I believe, shared 
the usual fate of every rare or uncom- 
mon bird in this country, as the last I 
heard of it was that it was seen flying as 
if wounded. The Welsh is Eryr y mor. 
BUZZARD, Buteo vulgaris. 
Still fairly common. Many a time 
have I watched them soaring around, for 
hours together, high over the trees of 
Venny Wood, near Brecon, uttering their 
wailing, weird cry. They are still to be 
seen on the rocky hills adjoinging Llan- 
wityd Wells and in the various wild 
gorges of the Beacons. Unfortunately 
they are easy birds to trap, and the day 
will come when, as in the case of the 
Kite, we shall, I fear, only see a few in 
