Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus
UK Birds of Conservation Concern: Red
Schedule 1 Protected
Wingspan
100-120 cm
Sightings Logged
0
Legal Protection
Schedule 1 (Special penalties for disturbance)
Species Overview
A heavily protected open-country raptor that breeds on heather moorlands and winters along lowland marshes and coasts. Subject to intensive conservation monitoring.
Field Identification & Silhouette
Long wings and narrow tail held in a shallow "V" while flying low over open moorland or reedbeds; distinctive pure white rump patch on both sexes; males are pale ghost-grey with black wingtips; females ("ringtails") are streaked brown.
Recent Observations
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