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Marsh Harrier soaring, Leighton Moss
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Immature Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) seen soaring over Leighton Moss, taken by David Palmar. The Marsh Harrier population in Scotland is becoming more stable at a slowly increasing pace. A stronghold for this species is by the Tay Estuary which hosts a small population and chicks have been ringed and wing tagged on an annual basis by the Scottish Raptor Study Group (SRSG).
06 July 2022
Marsh Harrier hunting, Leighton Moss
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Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) hunting across Leighton Moss, taken by David Palmar.
06 July 2022
Marsh Harrier in flight, Leighton Moss
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Immature Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) flying over Leighton Moss, taken by David Palmar.
06 July 2022
Spotted Redshank, Leighton Moss
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Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) record shot, taken by David Palmar at Leighton Moss. In comparison to the Common Redshank (Tringa totanus), the Spotted Redshank has a more elongated bill and longer legs. In adult Spotted Redshanks, only the lower mandible is red; however juveniles can lack the red colour completely which makes them tricky to identify without good visibility. Spotted Redshanks also have a more prominent eye stripe (supercilium) than Common Redshanks.
06 July 2022
Perched Marsh harrier, Leighton Moss
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Young Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) on a perch looking over Leighton moss, taken by David Palmar.
06 July 2022
Black-headed gull, nesting colony, Leighton Moss
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Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) nesting colony at Leighton Moss in Lancashire
