Are juvenile buzzards brown?

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I've just woken up to see the most beautiful bird of prey sitting in the garden. But I'm not sure what it was, it had a perfect fantail which was brown the colouring was brown all over with light brown on the chest and on the bottom of the face and the body. It looked like a baby buzzard but is it the wrong time of year and could've been anything else? I know it's difficult without a photo I'm just trying to figure out what time of bird it was at this time of year.
 
Could well be, Buzzards are quite variable, and juveniles go through several moults before attaining adult plumage, sorry without a pic i cant offer more advice, bare parts (legs bill) and eye colour can aid ID in raptors.
 
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