The Lincolnshire Bird Club

Yesterday I came across a Montaque's Harrier at Winteringham,reasonable distance when first seen,but soon went out of view,then appeared going away from me more distant,appeared to go over the humber to the north side,been back today (all day,no sign).
features noted,small white rump,brownish wings with grayish primaries black wingtips,light underneath when banked only once,i gave this description to a birder who has seen the blacktoft bird and considers it to be similiair if not the same bird.
Did not submit yesterday due to Trojan horse i collected from Facebook!

I was only saying yesterday i havnt heard or seen you about for ages..i thought about you cos you were watching osprey a few yeavrs ago at BB..great find with monty's.

Oh Ive been quitley lurking around in the bushes Andy!..

Roger
Were you able to age/sex this bird?
John

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the description sounds rather a good fit for a male Marsh Harrier Roger? - I must assume that you saw a lot more on it than suggested here to confirm as a Montagu's; and adult male is clearly ruled out so would have to be a 2cy male -- greyish primaries and black wing tips, is this not the same ie the primaries also form the wing tip and all the outer primaries are black in an adult Monty while a 2cy in August would have a mix of juv and adult primaries but would tend to have the old outers retained and inners replaced; no mention of tail pattern or colour?

Hi Graham,
No I didnt see enough,thats why ive been going back everyday,(Yesterday)and days prevoius,but it looks like the ringtail marsh harriers now gone,
yours rog..
ps,i put it on here in case anyone might wanna check it out and luckily get a more reasonable view than me,but i never saw any birders there..
regards rog.