Steve Newland
Well-known member
The most amazing bird today with totally missing secondaries and a truncated tail, yet still gliding. It was large and raptor-shaped. The primaries were grey, what remained of the flight feathers very dark brown, as was the body. The head was greyish. The colour scheme suggested red kite and maybe also harrier but this was over a town, so the latter seems less likely. However, this is an extremely severe moult, even for red kite which can be quite scruffy at times.
Was it a moult (at this time of year)? Was it even a red kite?
Was it a moult (at this time of year)? Was it even a red kite?
