Basil Thornton captured the best shots yet of our semi-resident immature male Marsh Harrier. He has been seen quartering most days recently with frogs being high on list of easy catches. There are still signs of immaturity in his wings and tail with the odd barred primary still present, patchy grey secondaries and a similar mix of old and new feathers in the tail. Nice yellow eyes though now.
4-7-12
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer