Gillian_M
Birding since 2006!
This bird was perching on the rail of a boardwalk in Cooper's Marsh, Cornwall with a Juvenile Northern Harrier. I had assumed they were both harriers (they were the same size), but the juvenile truly looked like a Northern Harrier, with distinctive facial disks (see last photo), while this one doesn't quite have the same look. Is it because it's a female (based on the brown colouring) or something else entirely? I've just never seen a harrier close up before in any plumage!
Thanks for your help!
Thanks for your help!