Hen Harrier
A female Hen Harrier near Moylegrove (Gill Lewis) Two Swifts in the Preselis (Den Vaughan)
Pallid Harrier is STILL here!
After a couple of no-shows I had an amazing close encounter this morning as I walked back towards Castlemartin Church. As I neared the West-Court Farm sheds, the pallid harrier…
Marloes Marsh Harrier Yesterday
A female Marsh Harrier was feeding on carrion yesterday at Marloes Mere in front of the Britton hide. I had see what looked like an intact dead Herring Gull there on…
Pallid harrier still here!
Drizzle, mist – not promising but I walked in from the E end and reached the hide around 10.30. Lower numbers all round – 3-400 lapwing, 30-40 snipe, a few…
Castlemartin Corse Pallid Harrier – a rarity amongst rarities
I took the early shift this morning, getting to the hide at about 8-15am and must have left shortly before Richard arrived. Shortly afterwards the female Marsh Harrier patrolled up and down…
Pallid harrier still at the Corse
Stopped off for a look at the Scaups at Stackpole. Still above the 8-arch bridge, just before the old boat house hide, diving under the nearside bank before drifting further…
Pallid Harrier @ Castlemartin Corse
The juvenile ring-tail harrier at Castlemartin Corse today (see post below) is a juvenile Pallid Harrier. Thanks to Paul St Pierre in Cornwall for alerting me to it, and well…
141 hen harrier chicks fledge as encouraging population growth recorded
141 hen harrier chicks have fledged in England this year – the seventh year in a row that numbers have increased – according to statistics released by Natural England. Hen…
Marsh Harrier, Marloes Mere
Lovely female Marsh Harrier at the Mere this morning at about 11:00am. The ducks did not seem too agitated apart from a few male Shoveler. Sedge Warblers singing well and…