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Photographed near Morsten, Blakeney, Norfolk.

Blakeney Birds - RaptorsBlakeney is a small coastal town on the north coast of Norfolk in East Anglia. It is a popular destination for the boating community, and for walkers and wildlife enthusiasts. The coast for many a mile on either side comprises long stretches of fresh water marsh lands, recovered grazing land and tall reed beds, all separated from the North Sea by a huge shingle bank. The area is a haven for wild birds, gulls and pigeons being the most vociferous and numerous. However, there are some birds of prey - raptors, particularly buzzards (buteo buteo); kestrels (falco tinnunculus) https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/k/kestrel/;
and the very scarce marsh harrier (circus aeruginosis) https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/m/marshharrier/.
During my recent vacation there, I managed some lucky shots of both kestrels and the marsh harrier. Regarding the latter, there was a nest where a male and female were rearing a

Description
Photographed near Morsten, Blakeney, Norfolk.

Blakeney Birds - RaptorsBlakeney is a small coastal town on the north coast of Norfolk in East Anglia. It is a popular destination for the boating community, and for walkers and wildlife enthusiasts. The coast for many a mile on either side comprises long stretches of fresh water marsh lands, recovered grazing land and tall reed beds, all separated from the North Sea by a huge shingle bank. The area is a haven for wild birds, gulls and pigeons being the most vociferous and numerous. However, there are some birds of prey - raptors, particularly buzzards (buteo buteo); kestrels (falco tinnunculus) https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/k/kestrel/;
and the very scarce marsh harrier (circus aeruginosis) https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/m/marshharrier/.
During my recent vacation there, I managed some lucky shots of both kestrels and the marsh harrier. Regarding the latter, there was a nest where a male and female were rearing a