Montagu's Harrier; Aguilucho Cenizo

Circus pygargus

Habitat:

Coastal marshes.

1 Species ID Suggestions

tom blckhl 8 years ago

Montagu's harrier

circus pygargus

2 Comments

Malcolm Wilton-Jones 8 years ago

Thanks Tom, just had a closer look and saw the bands on the tail in pic 5. Montagu's is usually only seen here in Spring while the Marsh are residents.

tom blckhl 8 years ago

Hi, this is a (probably melanistic) Montagu's harrier

Spotted by
Malcolm Wilton-Jones

Sagunto/Sagunt, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Jul 16, 2014
Submitted on Nov 29, 2014

Spotted for Missions

Mission WILD
Biodiversidad en España/Spain
Birds of Iberia
Birds of the World
National Geographic's Great Nature Project