Montagu's harrier  (Circus pygargus)

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Range

Montagu's harrier is a rare summer visitor to southern Britain. They breed across southern and central Europe and Asia, and over-winter in Africa and India. Most of the 5,500-6,000 strong European population is concentrated in Spain, France and Portugal (3).

You can view distribution information for this species at the National Biodiversity Network Gateway.

Habitat

In Britain nesting traditionally occurred in reed beds, rough grassland, young conifer plantations, and on heathland and moorland. More recently however, most nests have been made in cereal fields (3).

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