?Eastern Marsh Harrier in Sweden?

[Brian S]

Would anyone like to comment on these images of a 'probable' Eastern Marsh Harrier photographed well as part of a large movement of Western Marsh Harriers at Falsterbo on 8 Sept 2009?

http://www.artportalen.se/birds/gallery_imageinfo.asp?imageid=166668

It is a long time since I last saw EMH, and though it looks exciting to me, I wondered if any with more experience could look at them and comment. I feel sure this would be a first for the WP if proven....

Brian S

[JanJ]

Some coments on Netfugl Brian might be of interest. There would surely be more said about this peculiar bird.

http://www.netfugl.dk/pictures.php?id=showpicture&picture_id=29339

JanJ

[macrourus]

I'll go for Eastern marsh harriers.... !!!! GREATTTT!!!!!

I've been wondering about this species for a wehile as a potential vagrant to WP as among the 6-7000 marsh I see each year in Italy we have seen 3 times some amazingly like EMH at migration in Messina but always no photos so never submitted or even seriously thought about....

so, great job...

I may comment better on moult and plumage later once back home after 3 months birding out...

But only possibility would be an hybrid MHx Hen that does not really spring to my mind

Andrea C
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[macrourus]

this is the field notes original at the time and the field skecthes got of those interesting looking harriers in Messina

at


http://www.ebnitalia.it/Qb/QB006/palude.htm

cheifly, the bird labelled as juv. and adult female were indeed very alike EMH....

So, I think its a likely candidate at least....

And this Sweden bird has been gretyl documented....
nice case to study on...

good night I'm very tired by guiding birders around, an hard work :-)
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[Brian S]

On the following images, note the pale base to the primaries of the female EMH.

Eastern Marsh Harrier - though spilonotus treated as a subsp. of Eurasian on OBC.
http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?p=9&action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=834&Bird_Family_ID=96&pagesize=1

http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?p=14&action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=834&Bird_Family_ID=96&pagesize=1

http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?p=20&action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=834&Bird_Family_ID=96&pagesize=1

http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?p=34&action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=834&Bird_Family_ID=96&pagesize=1

Just for good measure check out this....
African Marsh Harrier
http://birdquest.net/afbid/birdspecies.php?func=view&slideno=3&af_bs_id=269

Brian S