Montagu’s Harrier – male (Circus pygargus) The Montagu’s Harrier is named after George Montagu (1753-1815), who was born in England. It was through his study of harriers that he discovered that the Montagu’s Harrier was breeding in Southern England. He also proved many previously accepted species of birds were invalid […]
Circus pygargus
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Male Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus), a photo by Mike at Sea on Flickr. Another regular summer visitor to our wildlife-rich region is the Montagu´s Harrier. This bird winters in Africa and returns here to breed. They prefer open plains, bogs, wastelands with arable fields and heathland with low bushes. Well, […]