Covenham area...

Its rare these days to see an Adult Male Hen Harrier hunting over open farmland , so today was a red letter day indeed .A beautiful male flew within 20 feet from where I was walking. With juv Peregrine and  Merlin , adult female Sparrowhawk , 3 Buzzards , and plenty of Kestrels I classed it as a good raptor day. Green Sandpiper , Little Egret , 3 Barn Owls  , 41 Pinks headed north /west and 10 Whoopers were loafing  around in a stubble field.......