Friday 2 February 2018

Montagu's Harrier

Juvenile female


Juvenile male

Juvenile male

Juvenile male, 2nd September

Juvenile female. A light coloured bird almost lacking boa.


Juvenile with a damaged leg.

Juvenile male, 5th September.




Juvenile female, 5th September.


Juvenile male, 6th September.



Juvenile male, 6th September.



Juvenile female

Juvenile

Juvenile female, 6th September. No boa on this bird. Same individual in lower two photos.

Very striking golden upperwing patch similar to many Pallid's. 



Juvenile male, 6th September. A striking head/neck pattern on this bird.






Juvenile female, 6th September.


Juvenile female, 6th September.

Juvenile male, 6th September.


Juvenile female, 6th September.


Juvenile male




Juvenile female, 6th September.

Juvenile male, 20th September.

Juvenile male, 20th September.

2nd cy female. Several brown juvenile secondaries and juvenile P9-10 remain.


2nd cy female, 2nd September. Just two adult type secondaries and remaining juvenile P8-10.






2nd cy female. Mixture of juvenile and adult secondaries and juvenile P8-10.


2nd cy female, 6th September.

2nd cy female, 6th September.

2nd cy female, 6th September.


2nd cy female with juvenile Black Kite and Honey Buzzard.

2nd cy male, 27th August. All juvenile secondaries replaced and juvenile P8-10 remaining.



2nd cy male, 27th August. Majority of secondaries juvenile unlike above bird.




2nd cy male, 23rd September.



Adult female, 4th September.

Adult female, 4th September.

Adult female, 4th September.

Adult female, 4th September.



Adult female, 9th September.

Adult male, 









3rd September



Male, 6th September. I see 1-2 male Montagu's Harriers like this at Batumi. The outer primaries are brown and extremely worn but are not juvenile feathers. The secondaries are dark grey-brown above but look adult like from below and the upper wing coverts show a mixture of normal grey feathers mixed with brown. Interesting birds.