Marsh Harrier overhead
I love a close Marsh Harrier. Here at RSPB Otmoor they are busy, but distant, and a pleasant hour or so in the hide gives tantalising views of them far across the water.
I go for a walk, surrounded by the sounds of Cetti’s warblers, Reed Warblers, Sedge Warblers and a booming Bittern.
A Marsh Harrier sweeps majestically overhead:
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