http://goodanimalnews.com/bird/245-birdwatcher-makes-first-ulster-sighting-of-rare-harrier-over-larne-coast.html Happy news about animals Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:54:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://goodanimalnews.com/bird/245-birdwatcher-makes-first-ulster-sighting-of-rare-harrier-over-larne-coast.html/comment-page-1#comment-954 Paul Dodd Thu, 12 May 2011 21:24:13 +0000 http://goodanimalnews.com/bird/245-birdwatcher-makes-first-ulster-sighting-of-rare-harrier-over-larne-coast.html#comment-954 Hello, this afternoon I saw what I first thought was a carrion crow flying quite high over my house in Epsom Surrey, but its wingbeat was too flappy and as it got closer i realised it must be a harrier. The laboured flaps were followed by short glides where through my binoculars i saw its russety brown wing bent over and pointed towards the wingtip. There was another flying too but i just focused my binoculars on the one.The only other possible bird of prey that resembles it is a red kite but as i say this bird was crow sized save for the larger wingspan and it did not have a forked tail, what do you think. They were heading south west Hello, this afternoon I saw what I first thought was a carrion crow flying quite high over my house in Epsom Surrey, but its wingbeat was too flappy and as it got closer i realised it must be a harrier. The laboured flaps were followed by short glides where through my binoculars i saw its russety brown wing bent over and pointed towards the wingtip. There was another flying too but i just focused my binoculars on the one.The only other possible bird of prey that resembles it is a red kite but as i say this bird was crow sized save for the larger wingspan and it did not have a forked tail, what do you think. They were heading south west

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