There's been a remarkable looking female marsh harrier at Martin Mere for at
least a month, but before today I'd not even managed a good look at it let
alone a decent photo. Still not great photos but at least they give the
general idea of how the bird looks.
From a distance it's a very brown and white looking bird to such an extent
that it was reported as an osprey at the start of its stay. Some have
suggested that it's an old female, but while I can understand the logic that
the yellow bits might go a lot paler with age, this bird has pale patches in
areas where there are not normally pale patches on typical female marsh
harriers, especially on it's breast and underwing.
In my opinion its' a partially leucistic marsh harrier.
Look at that underwing!
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