10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONTAGU'S HARRIER»
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1
Sasol Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
The dark rump separates this species from the female Pallid Harrier and
Montagu's Harrier, both of which have a white rump. Immatures have a broad
white band across the chest, and a pale creamy head and leading edge to the
wing.
Ian Sinclair, Ian Hugh Davidson,
1995
2
The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
Two 1st-summer female Pallid Harriers. Very Similar Montagu's Harriers. Note
underwing pattern: usually some barred axillaries and to Montagu's, compare
rusty outer-tail feathers. underwing and axillary pattern. female Montagu's Harrier
...
3
The Larger Illustrated Guide to Birds of Southern Africa
Plumage The males of Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus and Pallid Harrier C.
macrourus are easily separated at close range, although at a distance the dark
upperwing bar of Montagu's Harrier is not always clearly visible. Females and ...
Ian Sinclair, P. A. R. Hockey,
2005
4
Birds of the Middle East
Proportions and flight similar to Montagu's Harrier. Male pale grey above without
clear-cut white rump; whitish head and underparts with black wedge on wing-tip.
Female from Montagu's by pale, dark-streaked, collar (like female Hen Harrier), ...
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall,
2010
5
A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe
Voice: Female utters distinctive preee-pri-pri-pri. Habitat: As Hen Harrier, but also
in dry steppes, open plains and hill country with sparse trees. Map 78.
MONTAGU'S HARRIER Circus pygargus Plate 24, 25 Du - Grauwe kuikendiet Fr
- Busard ...
Roger Tory Peterson, Guy Mountfort, P. A. D. Hollum,
2001
6
Birds of Fuente de Piedra:
Circus pygargus Harrier) Kingdom: Animalia / Phylum: Chordata / Class Aves (
Aguilucho cenizo / Montagu's Montagu's Harrier in flight, recognizable by the
gray color of their wings. Montagu's harrier chicks inside the nest built between
wheat ...
Juan Enrique Gómez, Merche S. Calle,
2014
CONFUSION SPECIES All plumages need to be distinguished, at appropriate
seasons, from Pallid Harrier [96] in eastern Europe, western Asia and parts
ofNorth Africa, and from Montagu's Harrier [98] in western Europe as well, though
those ...
David A. Christie, James Ferguson-Lees,
2010
8
Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain and Ireland
Female can be difficult to tell from female "Monty's" but remember that Hen
Harrier is the commoner of the two. Male (right). Cleaner and more ghostly than
male Montagu's. Also, the wing tips are black MONTAGU'S HARRIER 41-46 CM,
16-18 ...
9
Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Eggs: Vol.1
MONTAGU'S HARRIER. CIRCUS MoN'rAGUl. (Yarrell,) IN size, general
appearance, and habits this species so much resembles the Hen Harrier, the
subject of the preceding plate, that the circumstance of the one having so long
remained ...
10
Birds of the Masai Mara
Female Montagu's Harrier Montagu's Harrier 46cm 18” A graceful long-winged
bird of open grasslands. The sexes are very different in birds are similar to
females but show a dark face patch and warm-orange colouration to the
underparts and ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONTAGU'S HARRIER»
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Britain's rarest bird of prey nests at Blacktoft Sands
Last year's male Montagu's Harrier, which was one of a pair that nested in the Humber valley, and is possibly one of the birds at Blacktoft RSPB ... «Bird Watch, Jun 15»
Guardian Faber Acquire Mrs Moreau's Warbler: How Birds Got Their …
Peregrine and Ptarmigan, Hobby and Hoopoe, Montagu's Harrier and Mrs Moreau's Warbler – every one of the world's ten thousand or so ... «Booktrade.info, Jun 15»
Citizen science helps protecting nests of a raptor in farmland
The fence is visible among the standing crop retained around the nest, while the rest of the field was harvested. The Montagu's harrier nestlings ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
Public raises alarm about ineffectiveness of some Montagu's harrier …
A citizen science programme reveals the protection measures for the Montagu's harrier in the cereal crop season in France to be ineffective if ... «Phys.Org, May 15»
Birdwatcher Bill Oddie highlights plight of Britain's unwanted pets
... Conservation helpline set up for sightings of glorious Montagu's harrier. “Our research shows that people in Britain still identify us as a nation ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
Sir Ian Botham goes into bat against bird charity over saving the hen …
It goes on report that in 1994 French conservationists started collecting Montagu's harrier eggs from nests located in arable fields just before ... «Western Morning News, May 15»
Look out for Monties
The conservation charity is encouraging farmers, birders and walkers to keep a look out for Montagu's Harrier, Britain's rarest breeding bird of ... «Bird Watch, May 15»
Conservation helpline set up for sightings of glorious Montagu's harrier
The core population of Montagu's harrier usually returns to the same nesting areas each year, with 'Mark' returning to the exact same field. «Express.co.uk, May 15»
Birdwatch: RSPB shares the location of rare breeding raptor
FOR THE second year running a pair of Britain's rarest breeding raptor, the Montagu's harrier, have returned to the Humber and are being seen ... «Yorkshire Post, May 15»
Top BBC wildlife presenter Mike Dilger appearing at the 2015 …
Mike Dilger with Mo the Montagu's harrier when it was tagged in the Netherlands. The bird disappeared in the Great Bircham area on August 8 ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Apr 15»