Marsh Harrier
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Reedbeds.
Diet: Small mammals, birds.
Best time to spot: Low, rocking flight.
When to look
A passage migrant. Look for it on spring and autumn movements rather than through the summer. Numbers peak in April. More on the season in UK raptors and owls.
Where to see it
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Similar birds
- Hen HarrierRare · Moorland
- Montagu's HarrierRare · Cereal fields (rare summer breeder)
- Northern Harrier · Marsh (very rare)
- Pallid HarrierRare · Open ground (rare passage)
- Bearded TitUncommon · Large reedbeds (E. England)
- Common CuckooUncommon · Reedbeds
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