We spent a few hours with raptor watching in the north-east of the Heves Plain on 5th January with my friend Attila Bartha. The sky was dull but we saw a relatively good number of birds of prey in spite of the snow cover: 15+ White-tailed Eagles but only two adult Eastern Imperial Eagles perching closely together near their nest. Other highlights were a usual wintering Long-legged Buzzard and three Rough-legged Buzzards.
I was lucky to take some photos of one of the juv Rough-legged Buzzards when it started to hover nearby.
Regards, András
