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During the time of incubation, the male 
may be observed on the wing the greater 
part of the day, and soaring to a great 
height. They are very attentive to their 
young, and go alternately in quest of food. 
The Moor Buzzard is not so much dis- 
persed as the other species; it is chiefly 
found on swampy moors and commons, and 
on sandy spots near the sea. It is by no 
means a bird of rapid flight, and therefore 
pounces its prey on the ground ; for which 
purpose it is generally seen skimming near 
the surface, like the Hen-harrier. It is said 
to feed pn fish occasionally, but its principal 
food is rabbits, the young of the common 
coot, lapwing, plover, &c. It is in general 
a shy solitary bird ; but it appears to be the 
most common of the Falcon tribe about the 
sandy flats on the coast of Caermarthanshire ; 
as Montagu assures us, that he has observed 
in this county, nine of these birds feeding 
at one time upon the dead carcase of a 
sheep. 
The bird now in the possession of the 
Rev. Gr. Glover is particularly fond of rats 
and mice, which it devours with avidity. 
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