Magnificent Monty's......Monday 11th May 2015.

With continuing reports of this breeding pair relatively locally,i decided this morning to make the area a visit.
 On arrival a patient wait was needed and i busied myself watching and scanning through the decent numbers of Common Swifts feeding over the river and surrounding reedbeds.A smaller number of Swallows and Sand Martins were also seen feeding and hawking insects.
 All of a sudden a hive of activity saw the stunning male Monty's appear,flying in with food and the female rose up and a food pass was observed.This was a great piece of activity to witness and the female soon disappeared again.The male then went on to mob a passing male Marsh Harrier giving a great chance to compare both birds identification features,build and plumage etc.
 The male then also disappeared and that was that.
Lets hope that this incredibly rare raptor can be successful in raising some chicks to fledging....watch this space.
 A great few hours watching these cracking birds.