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Western Marsh Harrier

Photo: @coleiche · iNaturalist · CC BY-NC

Birds

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Observations in the area
21
Last sighting
5 April 2026
Category
Birds
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The species

The western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) is a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa. It is also known as the Eurasian marsh harrier. The genus name Circus is derived from the Ancient Greek kirkos, referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (kirkos, "circle"), probably the hen harrier. The specific aeruginosus is Latin for "rusty".

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