fneil 21/10/2006 18:38
Possible Pied Harrier 可能是鵲鷂
This harrier flew in front of the Deep Bay hide on Thursday. The white shoulder patches were prominent so I'm going for Pied Harrier. Neil
Mai Po Nature Reserve,
Hong Kong,
China.
19/10/06
Nikon D2x plus Nikon 300/f4 AFS lens
[img]http://www.pbase.com/neilfif11/image/68901782.jpg[/img]
cgeoff 22/10/2006 05:01
I think you'll find this is Eastern Marsh Harrier. The pale unmarked undersides to the primaries with contrastingly dark tips, the relatively large bill, largely pale head and rufous rump indicate this species.
The pale forewing patches are a feature of male Pied Harriers, but any bird showing these would be clearly Pied on other features.
Geoff
fneil 22/10/2006 06:34
Possible Pied Harrier
Thanks Geoff. I wonder whether my previous "unsure raptor" of two weeks ago was also an Eastern. Neil.