The Lesser Of Two Kestrels
Lesser Kestrel On the 3rd of October, with Freya in tow, I set off for a bit of birding towards Lohja, Siuntio and Inkoo. I started out at Lohja dump, hopeful for a Caspian Gull or an interesting passerine on the old landfill. There was nothing much here, and after a quick bird food restock at a nearby agri-warehouse, I carried on through my usual spots, looking for harriers and other raptors. Sunnanvik produced a very nice Pallid Harrier (though a strongly marked one on the primaries which had me head scratching for a while). Pallid Harrier - or hybrid thereof - a bit of a morph of a bird, at times felt chunky, others very light. Relatively dark tipped inner primaries (though still pale fringed) and strong barring, weak and streaky boa. P6 not the shortest. Opinions welcome. This bird moved off over the fields to join a couple of Hen Harriers, so I carried on to check Degerby fields, hoping again for raptors and passerines. A Weasel running across the road in the village itself was a ...
