Montagu's harrier
circus pygargus latin

There have also been rare sightings of Montagu's Harrier.

It is very similar to the female Montagu's Harrier, but has darker and more uniform secondaries from below.

The only nesting place of Montagu's Harrier in Serbia is in this area.

The society's logo is a Montagu's Harrier.

The breeding status of the marsh harrier and the Montagu's harrier in Britain remains precarious.

His study of harriers resulted in the discovery that the Montagu's Harrier was breeding in southern England.

Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus), a rare species in Britain has several nesting places in Wales.

It had rather short wings but long legs and was even outsized by the small Pied Harrier and Montagu's Harrier.

Additionally, several birds of prey stop in Azraq, such as the European Honey Buzzard and Montagu's Harrier.

In the depauperate heathlands of Europe bird species tend to be more characteristic of the community and include Montagu's Harrier, and the Tree Pipit.

The Hobby, Marsh Harrier and Montagu's Harrier although found in England and Wales are generally absent.

Rare birds living in the area are e.g. the Eurasian Spoonbill, Montagu's Harrier, Bearded Reedling and the Bluethroat.

George Montagu (1753-1815), naturalist, after whom the bird Montagu's Harrier was named, lived before his death at Knowle House, Kingsbridge, having been born in Wiltshire.

MONTAGU'S HARRIER Circus pygargus.

In June 2007 Digby Fen was home to a breeding pair of Montagu's Harriers, the rarest breeding birds of prey in the British Isles.

Montagu's harriers sailed on outstretched wings over the lion-coloured grasslands and a pair of tame crowned cranes (known, inevitably, as Will and Kate), engaged in a graceful courtship dance on the lawn.

The meadows are the residence and breeding areas of rare birds, including the Hen Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Eurasian Curlew, Short-eared Owl, Common Snipe and Corncrake.

Other important breeding species include Buzzard, Barn Owl, Long-eared Owl, Nightingale, Stonechat, Whinchat, Wheatear, Corn Bunting and, on occasion, Montagu's Harrier.

Highly endangered are Great and Little Bustards, Eurasian Stone-curlew, Lesser Kestrel, Montagu's Harrier and Dupont's Lark, as these species are directly threatened by changes in the steppe ecosystem.

White-tailed Eagle, Montagu's Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Red Kite, Black Kite, Kestrel, Hobby, Honey Buzzard and Common Buzzard are also found here.

Male pale grey, with black wing-tips, differing from smaller male Montagu's Harrier in its prominent white rump (instead of white bar at base of tail) and no dark bars on the secondaries or rufous streaks on flanks and underwing.

Rare vagrant species spotted in the area include Wilson's Phalarope, Lesser Yellowlegs, White-rumped Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Montagu's Harrier (in spring), Ortolan Bunting and Richard's Pipit (in autumn).

There are also numerous birds of prey; the most abundant are montagu's harriers (Circus pygargus, 50 mating pairs) and lesser kestrels (Falco naumanni; almost 150 mating pairs), but there are also hawks, goshawks, falcons, owls, and others.

Food piracy has been recorded in India with a rodent captured by a Western Marsh Harrier appropriated by a White Stork, while Montagu's Harrier is known to harass White Storks foraging for voles in some parts of Poland.

Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus), a rare species in Britain has several nesting places in Wales.

MONTAGU'S HARRIER Circus pygargus.

Species recorded include Aquila chrysaetos, Numenius phaeopus (more than 100 pairs), Pluvialis apricaria (ca 150 pairs) Calidris alpina schinzii, Falco columbarius, Lagopus lagopus, and Circus pygargus.

There are also numerous birds of prey; the most abundant are montagu's harriers (Circus pygargus, 50 mating pairs) and lesser kestrels (Falco naumanni; almost 150 mating pairs), but there are also hawks, goshawks, falcons, owls, and others.

The avifaunal species consists of wetland birds such as Egretta vinaceigula, Grus carunculatus, Ardeola rufiventris, Pelecanus rufescens, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, Microparra capensis, Vanellus albiceps, Vanellus crassirostris, Glareola pratincola, Macronyx ameliae and Circus pygargus.