Piebald marsh harriers

 
Graham Hall
 
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Graham Hall
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25 April 2025 10:09
 

A better view of the Motley Marshie…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/cosperwosper/54466000807/

 
Mike Moxon
 
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25 April 2025 06:40
 

Sibling of the slimbridge (briefly at catcott) bird is still in Lincolnshire (whitest of the lot):
https://x.com/willbowell/status/1908977966509441033

 
Mike Moxon
 
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21 April 2025 22:24
 

Past week it’s been at catcott and tealham (still got the 5 dark secondaries on right wing):
https://x.com/ashman_alan/status/1914390371129528487

 
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26 March 2025 19:41
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04 October 2024 09:46
 

Latest, less extreme, example from westhay:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ejoodAYXum24G91K/

Another one was at greylake:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/owqcaNXzZqAPohXy/

The bird born at otmoor & currently back at slimbridge made a brief visit to catcott:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/JgkhbAnhYgRgrWNC/

The poor weather this summer seems to have resulted in several broods being underfed whilst their feathers were developing