We had our second White-tailed Eagle of the year at the Mere this morning. Having roosted just down the coast it flew in and landed more or less straight away on the spit of land west of Swan Island. A couple of Marsh Harriers had been feeding on the carcass of a Canada Goose there, but the eagle was a bit higher in the pecking order so it took over 😂
Not bad views from the south side footpath in second field but rather distant at about 700 yards - so digiscope rather than camera for photos and vids.
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| White-tailed Eagle at full zoom (60x eyepiece) and on iPhone camera |
WTE munching on Canada Goose
One of the Marsh Harriers came back to see if it could resume its meal, accompanied by a few crows. The crows attempted to see off the WTE - no chance!
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| Good comparison of size twixt the Marsh Harrier and the eagle. |
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| A crow nipped a tail feather to scare off the WTE 🤣🤣 see result in above vid |
Before the WTE flew in I'd been following the drama of a drake Wigeon being attacked by a Marsh Harrier. The Wigeon may have been injured or sick before the harrier started on it as it never attempted to fly away - although this may have been more dangerous than staying on/under the water? It must have been practising its diving because it stayed down for some time between surfacing for breaths.
Marsh Harrier after a Wigeon
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