Circus pygargus
Scarce passage migrant. Has bred.
| BOU Name |
Montagu's Harrier
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| Data Required |
Description. To include notes on elimination of Pallid Harrier.
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| Status | |
| Category |
| Name | Date | SiteName | Observer | Num | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montagu's Harrier | 20 Jun 2019 | WigboroWick Farm, St Osyth | Clive Atkins | 1 | Ringtail between Wigboro and sewage works |
| Montagu's Harrier | 20 Jun 2019 | Colne Pt | Richard Allen | 1 | first year bird present 8-9.30 at least |
| Montagu's Harrier | 20 May 2019 | WigboroWick Farm, St Osyth | Clive Atkins | 1 | Ringtail assumed to be this species, spent most of time on ground |
| Montagu's Harrier | 02 May 2019 | Marsh Farm, South Woodham Ferrers | Alan Shearring | 1 | female moving low across Stow Marsh trying to avoid the attention of corvids, heading north |
| Montagu's Harrier | 14 Sep 2018 | Stow Marsh | Alan Shearring | 1 | female keeping low spent much time in the reed filled ditches, in flight twice and perched for a while on a post. Interacted briefly with a Common Buzzard |
| Montagu's Harrier | 14 Sep 2018 | Blue House Farm EWT, North Fambridge | Graham Smith | 11 | Seen again on 11th. Same bird as last week. Mae in moult but not quite as tatty as seven days ago. Flew oer 3rd hide and began hunting in farmland along ridge |
| Montagu's Harrier | 04 Sep 2018 | Blue House Farm EWT, North Fambridge | David Hale | 1 | From 3rd hide at 15 00. Adult male in moult. Goods views, positive ID from Dave Wagstaff & Graham Smith. |
| Montagu's Harrier | 26 May 2018 | Naze, The | Brian Combes | 1 | first summer bird; saltmarsh towards Stone Point, seen briefly in flight and on the ground at about 9.00 - it was somewhat bedraggled possibly having just arrived in off; relocated around 11.00 by Darrell Stile and then we watched it hunting over the marshes - last seen about 1.00 heading north to the Oakley side of Hamford Water. Superb. |
| Montagu's Harrier | 04 Jun 2017 | Mersea Island | Stephen Entwistle | 1 | Ringtail west mersea seen by Martin cock |
| Montagu's Harrier | 04 Jun 2017 | Mersea Island | Stephen Entwistle | 1 | Ringtail west mersea seen by Martin cock |
