Montagu's Harrier
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Cereal fields (rare summer breeder).
Diet: Voles, lizards, small birds.
Best time to spot: Most graceful UK harrier.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK raptors and owls.
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Similar birds
- Pallid HarrierRare · Open ground (rare passage)
- Northern Harrier · Marsh (very rare)
- Hen HarrierRare · Moorland
- Marsh HarrierUncommon · Reedbeds
- Common QuailRare · Cereal fields (summer)
- Marsh WarblerRare · Damp scrub (very rare summer)
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