This is terrifying moment a man was repeatedly attacked by a bird of prey - forcing him to duck and run for nearly a kilometre to escape.

Alexis Touchard, 30, from Cuges-les-Pins, France was out running near his home when a buzzard struck him with such force it knocked one of his headphones out.

Alexis initially thought a tree branch had hit him but quickly realized he was being targeted by a large bird of prey.