Montagu's Harrier

ARKive - Circus Pygargus
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Circus_pygargus/more_still_images.html
Study thirteen colour images of the montagu’s harrier and really get to know this bird of prey. Includes bird in flight, chicks and eggs, juvenile, and bird standing.

ARKive - Montagu’s Harrier
http://www.arkive.org/species/ARK/birds/Circus_pygargus/
Releases details about how the bird got its name and physical differences between male and female. Also read status regarding UK List of Birds of Conservation Concern.

BBC: Inside Out - Montagu’s Harrier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/south/series7/montague-harrier.shtml
Discover this beautiful bird that was almost eliminated in the UK by poison in 19th & 20th centuries. Also see colour photography.

BBCi Nature Wildfacts - Montagu’s Harrier http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/238.shtml
Fact file on the raptor species outlines its habitat, diet, distribution, reproductive biology, and conservation status.

BirdGuides - Montagu’s Harrier (Circus Pygargus)
http://www.birdguides.com/html/vidlib/species/Circus%5Fpygargus.htm
Learn about the raptor that is Britain’s rarest breeding bird of prey. Find photos and pictures, a distribution map, and facts about the species’ abundance and habitat

Eurobirding.co.uk - Montagu’s Harrier (Circus Pygargus) http://www.eurobirding.co.uk/montagus_harrier.HTM
Find profile of the distribution, abundance, habitat, and migration patterns of the raptor including a list of birding sites where it’s been seen.

Hawk Conservancy - Montagu’s Harrier
http://www.hawk-conservancy.org/priors/montagu.shtml
Pore over this description of the breeding and hunting behaviours of this species found primarily in Europe.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Montagu’s Harrier http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/m/monragusharrier/
Check out the obvious characteristics of this raptor to aid identification. Also colour illustrations of both adult female and male in flight, plus distribution map of UK.

Tiscali Reference - Montagu’s Harrier, Circus pygargus
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_montagu’s_harrier.html
Peruse this concise description of bird of prey with wing span up to 120 cm. Data on appearance, sexes, and where you are most likely to see it in the UK.

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