Buzzard cries

[Ajali]

Just wondering if anyone knows enough about buzzards to be able to tell me...
the other day (really, really sunny) i was outside, and for about two hours what i'm certain was a buzzard was circling over the valley, crying out repeatedly. Why would it do this? Was is a young one that had lost its parents and was calling for them? Was it a parent who had lost its offspring and was calling for them? Was it vocally remarking it's territory like songbirds do? Was it trying to attrack a mate (and why would it be doing this at this time of the year? Surely it's the wrong time of year to be still looking, and i thought they mated for life?) Or was it just because it was a sunny day and it decided t tell us "hahaha, i'm a buzzard, top of the foodchain, i can fly and you can't!"?
Any info would be appreciated, thanx!

Ajali
XOX

 

[Justin Time]

Dunno....but we can discount trying to get a mate: Wrong time of year.. courtship is usually January, February or a bit later. It's also too early for the young to be up and flying.. and their " Feed me" call is quite distinctive and pathetic.

Could be that something or someone was disturbing the nest.. a few years ago I was setting up camp near Ystradfellte in the Brecons Beacons and was pleased to see a Red Kite flying overhead, which then called.. and called... and I realised that I was tieing my hootchie onto the tree it's nest was in... hasty re-pack and move on....

The calling could be territorial but I like your:

"hahaha, i'm a buzzard, top of the foodchain, i can fly and you can't!"?

I've often wondered whether the calls might scare prey into giving their position away by moving.

 

[arctic hobo]

All the buzzards I have seen mew a lot when they're circling around in the sky - it might be to scare away competition, because songbirds seem to flee when they hear it.
I think it was just because it was a sunny day and it decided t tell us "hahaha, i'm a buzzard, top of the foodchain, i can fly and you can't!"?

 

[Stuart]

Its possible its a territorial thing brought on by having young about.

when I take Torin (harris hawk) out at this time of year the buzzards go ballistic, they dont seem to want to attack the intruder even though a buzzard is bigger than torin, they just fly around keeping there distance and screaming at him. which torin prompty ignores.