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HEN HARRIER (circus
cyaneus) ..
a.k.a. NORTHERN HARRIER.

Image: John Gould
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Length: 44-52cm Wingspan: 1.0-1.2m Weight: 300-400g (m); 400-600g (f)
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Generally silent.
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Summer: heather moorlands and young conifer plantations. Winter: lowland farms, marshes and conifer plantations.
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Widespread Rarely numerous EU25: Declining IUCN:Least Concern
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47x36mm |
N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.
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TD>Season: Apr-Jul |
16 years
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11-18,000 pairs
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Small mammals and small birds. |
Mound of twigs, grass and reeds on the ground. |
Throughout North America, Europe and Asia. |
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Busard Saint-Martin |
Kornweihe |
Albanella Reale |
Myrhauk |
Aguilucho P�lido |