The Steppe Eagle was seen again today (31st March 2009), along the Mai Po Access Road. Very good views were obtained of the bird perched in a tree for about 1.5 hours, then flyaing away to the south.
The bird seems to have undertaken an extensive body moult since the excellent first pictures by Daniel (
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/BBS/view ... &extra=page%3D1), so is now much darker on the body with contrastingly paler lesser/median coverts. The pale underwing bar was not quite as obvious in flight as might be expected, but was still clearly visible on good views. The pale trailing edge to the secondaries and greater coverts was very obvious, however (similar to 1st-year Spotted Eagle).
Anyone visiting Mai Po at the moment should pay very close attention to any large eagle, just in case.
I'm very glad that Daniel posted the pictures which brought people's attention to this bird, and especially that it seems to have stayed long enough for some of us to catch up with it!
