ajohn

Yesterday a Possible Western Marsh Harrier was seen at Mai Po. There are apparently photos available, but I have not yet seen these and I am not sure if I saw the correct bird.
If accepted, this would be the first record of this species in Hong Kong.

From what I understand features of the bird are:
Overall dark plumage
Well marked head pattern with clearly defined pale throat and dark stripe through eye
Little or no breast band
Rump dark

I thought this might be worth posting in case anyone is interested to look out for the bird, and in case anyone else has photos which might be useful for confirming identification.