Yesterday evening a female Montagu's Harrier was seen at Medmerry and reported as going to roost at 9.30pm. It was worth a try... Its been a few years since I've seen a UK Montagu's Harrier and they are becoming increasingly scarce both as a breeding bird and sightings on spring or autumn passage.
The weather was predicting rain by late morning but I arrived about 5.45am and started the walk towards the Stilt pools. Owen was already scanning the area and a Green Sandpiper flew over, we were joined by Ian and Andrew who had seen the bird last night and pointed out where it had roosted. We gave it more than 3 hours with no sign concluding the bird must have departed pre-dawn.
The only compensation was a singing Quail, which was moving around a fair bit but remained firmly in cover. Plenty of Skylarks, Yellowhammers and Linnets were on the scrub and then the rain started early , so I headed home.
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