It takes something quite special for me to be blogging at 7.30 in the evening but I have just got back from the North hide after watching this superb creature!
It’s an adult male Marsh Harrier which is something we don't see very often at Radipole. This is the first one I've seen here and certainly the first for a while. However, you may wonder why we haven’t seen a male like this given that we've had Marsh Harrier breed at the Weymouth Wetlands the last two years (and currently looking like a third!). Our current male appears to be all brown making him quite similar to his lady friend. We were expecting some grey to appear after we watched him moult after last breeding season but nothing appeared. I wonder what will happen after his next moult.
Unfortunately the light didn't allow for decent picture so you'll have to make do with these until I get back out at first light for second helpings!
Great to see REAL grey feathers on a Marsh Harrier above Weymouth instead of the occasional grey cast over brown ones !
Good luck for tomorrow mornng.