Bahrain Obs

What a day five Harriers at the same time at Badaan including two female Montagu's only our forth record for this species the first since 1992 - AJ had another Marsh Harrier this afternoon - an Adult

First up a Male Pallid Harrier

Next a 2cy male Marsh Harrier

A 2cy possibly 3cy male Marsh Harrier

The Montagu's Harrier's both female - first a badly lit flight picture note the second bird in the distance

My thanks to "skbirder" on the bird forum for ID pointers as follows
This bird - The underparts have streaking concentrated to upper breast. But the dark trailing edge to the primaries is rather sharply defined and together with regular primary barring - usually more irregular on Pallid - suggestive of Monty's/Hen

This was the same bird comments were
female (face pattern with lots of white around eye and cheek patch not reaching lores)conclusion - Female Montagu's

Montagu's female (face and underwing pattern)