Yesterday at Newport Sands we watched a Buzzard hovering over the edge of the golf course. We lost sight of it but, a little later, it flew out of the bracken carrying a snake in its talons. It flew off in the direction of the town, being mobbed by a gull and a jackdaw. I couldn’t identify the snake through the binoculars but I estimate it was at least 12” long and looked to have a light underbelly. Given the terrain, could anyone advise the most likely species?
