207076, Scotland no. PH: the dark stripes at the primaries tend to be wider than in MH, even though its a varying fact, and it could even be the exactly the same in some individuals. The conservation status of these birds is near threatened, which means that the bird may be considered to be at risk of extinction in the near future, although the species isnt yet at a stage where it is considered officially threatened in the most immediate sense. 19/4/21 1:21:09 PM . MH: the white spot is mostly big, with a rounded shape scarcely defined, and above all, spreading behind the eye and joining behind it with the eyebrow. With a juvenile Pallid Harrier being spotted yesterday where I was the day before (just my luck) it got me thinking do they breed in this country? All Rights Reserved. No wonder that, when the RAF needed a name for their most aerobatic aircraft, they called it the Harrier jump jet. From darker birds, to clearer and more alike to PH birds, although they tend to show thin, dark streaks on the chest, flanks, or small and median under coverts; even completely plain, as in PH. Coordinators: Alex Oll, Teresa Montras & Joan Goy Taxonomy: Monotypic Status: Migratory. The male usually spends time during incubation finding and bringing food for the female and hatchlings, while the female broods the hatchlings nearly continuously. Yellow-browed Warbler. MH: the classic specimens dont show a prominent collar, but some do, especially if they have spread and uniform dark facial disk or the boa. Amazing close views from the car - it flew right in front of us! All Records (Accepted, Rejected, Pending). BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK. PH: in new plumage, the general body colouring has an orange tone, brighter than MH, and with no streaks on the chest, flanks or under coverts. Moments later, it had disappeared behind a distant crowd of birders, who I later discovered had enjoyed spectacular views. 25 years after the MMR vaccine autism fraud, we're still dealing with the consequences, Parents jailed for manslaughter of daughter left to die in bedroom 'unfit for any animal', Stop blindly believing or dismissing the Covid lab-leak theory - focus on the evidence, Remains of baby found in wooded area after search for Constance Marten and Mark Gordon's child, Oxford and Cambridge ban ChatGPT over plagiarism fears but other universities embrace AI bot, Waspi legal action over state pension age 'a waste', says expert as it continues to raise cash, UK could mass vaccinate chickens to prevent bird flu spreading between humans, The Witch Trials of JK Rowling makes sensible points. Pallid Harrier has bred in France for the first time this summer, with a pair successfully nesting in Pas-de-Calais department, in the very north of the country. Yet during my lifetime the pallid harrier has gone from being one of our rarest birds to a reasonably regular visitor, extending its breeding range westwards to Germany and Scandinavia. Weight: 235-415 g., 400-550 g. Longevity: < 15 years old. from the UK . I was very lucky to see it. However, in the three years that I'm a birder I had never seen one. International Action Plan for the Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus). We do get the odd one that hangs around a while, but otherwise it's a matter of luck as to whether you see one, here one minute & gone the next!! It is easy to distinguish between male and female harriers, as detailed above in the appearance section, they have vastly different plumage and this coupled with their noticeable size difference makes it very easy to determine which bird is male and which is female which is great for spotting pairs and keeping track of nesting and mating behavior. The harrier was last seen at 08.30. flying North over the hill to the North of the . Males are ghostly gray above with black wingtip wedges. Its very unusual to see a design with a single grey stripe. The pale collar is surprisingly obvious in the images (appeared as a wash of white on the rear-crown in the field) and is too broad for Pallid. The Pallid Harrier is very common during migration in Autumn and Spring. The pallid harrier breeds in Ukraine and Russia and spends most of the winter in Africa or India, and is a rare visitor to Western Europe. MH: extremely varying in MH. But it is thought that better camera equipment could be helping birders to distinguish them and realise that pallid harriers are more frequent visitors to Britain than previously thought. The pair nested in Marne departement, to the east of Paris, and fledged four young. It also resembles other harriers in having distinct male and female plumages. It prefers pivot grassy fields habitat such as Sulaibiya Pivot Fileds, and United Poultry Pivot Fields where it is common in winter. My last UK sighting was at RSPB Salthouse a couple of years ago. But the fourth British species, the pallid harrier, is so rare that only a score or so have ever turned up here, wanderers from their breeding grounds on the remote Russian steppes. Field identification of female and juvenile Montagus and Pallid Harriers. Your email address will not be published. DE BROYER A. Comprehensive life histories for all bird species and families. When applicable, eBird generally defers to bird records committees for records formally considered to be of "uncertain provenance". And then it flew past. PH: the dark boa around the neck is densely dark, but it usually loses such uniformity with erosion, and theres even those which show it striated with a new plumage. E: 100-120 cm. The breeding area extends from South Russia to North East China. monitor global seal populations or record large mammal sightings in Gabon. Birding World 10(7): 267-269. PH: the clear collar is wide and neat, clearly outlining the dark cheeks. . Provisional: Either: 1) member of exotic population that is breeding in the wild, self-propagating, and has persisted for multiple years, but not yet Naturalized; 2) rarity of uncertain provenance, with natural vagrancy or captive provenance both considered plausible. Click Submit to share your rare bird sightings via our simple form. They breed in Eastern Europe & I think go to Africa for the winter, so some of the youngsters take the long route via the UK & Western France. We have two Dewlap Toulouse geese, male and female. Find out more about the partnership, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity: England and Wales no. This is the first record for Gloucestershire. not sure don't know too much about them but going by the irish birding sites they reckon it is not the same one. I see on Birdguides that it was seen again on Big Moor this morning. 2021 A.Al-Sirhan Alenezi. 2023 BirdGuides, Warners Group Publications Plc. Water Rail 2 (28693256) Rod Ferbrache, a birdwatcher for 25 years, recorded the first pallid harrier seen in Guernsey last year on 9 September. We couldnt believe it when we saw it was chasing a stunning male grey Harrier at close range. Coordinators: Alex Oll, Teresa Montras & Joan Goy. E.g. Teal 33 The wing span of adults is roughly similar, coming in at around 40 to 48cm or 16 to 19 inches. Chiffchaff 3 This suggests that these birds are not vagrants, but pioneers, seeking out new places to breed. 8. They have a grace, elegance, and aerial manoeuvrability rare even in the world of raptors. Birder Bill Aspin, who spotted the harrier being chased by four crows, said he was shaking with excitement. https://www.flickr.com/photos/124028194@N04/. The second brown juvenile Pallid Harrier seen in Guernsey, independently reported this year by Dave Carre and Jamie Hooper. Migratory. Wheatear 1 male Recentmently, the population of Western Russia has expanded towards Scandinavia, with a small contingent now found in Finland, leading to a new migratory route through Western Europe with wintering grounds in the Iberian peninsula and Morocco. My blog: http://mazzaswildside.blogspot.co.uk/, My Flickr page: https://www.flickr.com/photos/124028194@N04/. Pallid Harrier: evolution of female plumage, Juveniles: Pallid Harrier vs Montagus Harrier, Raptor Identification - The complete raptors guide. Sand Martin 20+ Previously considered an extreme rarity, it is now an expected annual vagrant that has a habit of appearing in all seasons. Differences in tarsal length between adult female Montagus and Pallid Harriers: an easy method to separate specimens. ID Special: Hen, Northern, Pallid and Montagus Harriers. Females are more difficult to separate from other harriers; pay attention to the underwings with their barred primaries and dark secondaries. Annual complete moult between May-June and September-October. The male was discovered at the end of May and, over subsequent days, was watched conducting food passes with a female of the species. Amazing close views from the car - it flew right in front of us! Alan Wright from the Lancashire Wildlife Trust said: Pallid harriers have been difficult to distinguish from the Montagus harrier in the past and it could be that digital photography is now helping people to distinguish them more easily. PH: dark stripes at the base of more outer primaries tend to be faded, displayed as a whole as a clearer patch, which is called boomerang, which is always more or less exhibited. 5. 1997. The primary prey of the pallid harrier is insects such as beetles, grasshoppers, locusts, worms and flies, however the bird is also capable of hunting small birds such as larks as well as small mammals that live in grassy areas such as mice, voles, rats and even lizards in some habitats. 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Pallid harrier Circus macrourus 1,060 miles . Then, in mid-July, four juveniles fledged the nest. On the way home, clutching celebratory ice-creams, the children quizzed me about what made this particular creature so special. Take Merlin with you in the field! Another has now been seen flying over Lancashire Wildlife Trusts Brockholes Nature Reserve near Preston and is thought to be the first ever seen in the county. Many of us are constantly on the look out for rarities when we're out and about birding. Is it too much to hope that soon we may even see pallid harrier nesting here in Britain? All rights reserved. I automatically assumed it was a Hen Harrier as one had been seen near by a few days before, and we are in Gloucestershire not Cyprus. Here in Somerset we regularly see marsh harriers, and during the winter the occasional hen harrier drops in too. Pallid Harrier - Lancashire Jon Worthington, Pallid Harrier - Shetland Rebecca Nason. A life tick for both George and Dan, and an exceptional find for all three of us, this would indeed be a moment to remember in all our birding careers. Previously considered a national rarity and thus requiring a submission to the French rarities committee, the rarity tag was removed in 2013 following an upturn in records. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus , Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus , Male Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus , Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus, young male , Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus, 1st autumn male. Pallid harrier in Little Rann of Kutch This is a typical harrier, with long wings held in a shallow V in its low flight. When their preferred small mammal prey is locally abundant, such as during the vole outbreaks of 2019 in Tierra de Campos, some birds may decide to stay and breed. Not such amazing views when we managed to find a place to stop and I could point my camera at it, as it had by then drifted way across a field. In the past it has been difficult to distinguish between pallid harriers and another bird, Montagus harrier. Required fields are marked *. In case the facial disc is a bit coloured, it doesnt emphasize so much. It is now considered a rare migrant, with around 100 individuals seen in an average year, although there is strong inter-annual variation and the species is susceptible to large spring influxes. Submit your sighting. The first case of the speciesbreeding in western Europe was noted as recently as 2017, when a pair raised four chicks in The Netherlands. Their scientific name is Circus Macrourus, Circus for the fact that they fly in circles and Macrourus for their noticeably long tails! Through my binoculars I could see the long wings and tail, narrow white rump and, best of all, the deep orange shade of its underparts, glowing in the October sunshine. English Name: Pallid Harrier. CLARK W.S., CLARKE R. 1998. Unlike a lot of birds of prey, the nest of the pallid harrier is situated on the ground instead of high up in the trees, which is a unique feature of this species and speaks to their preference for hunting and living in open grassy areas. on tuesday the 26th of april i was very fortunate to spot the first ever sighting in northern ireland of a pallid harrier (female) this has been confirmed on ni birding, irish birding, and ni birds, I understand this is an old thread, but want to reply anyway, Marsh Harrier? In Cardiff. But the fourth British species, the pallid harrier, is so rare that only a score or so have ever turned up here, wanderers from their breeding grounds on the remote Russian steppes. PH: the facial disc is evenly dark and spread, from the nape to the basis of the lower mandible. Adults measure 40-48 cm (16-19 in) long with a wingspan of 95-120 cm (37-47 in). Blackcap 1, Lesser Scaup 1 Pallid harriers are very mobile birds, and having travelled thousands of miles to be here, this one was no exception. Found in steppes, wet . Oystercatcher 4 Aberdeenshire, Scotland 18.6.22. The status of Pallid Harrierhas rapidly changed in France in recent years. Male birds are typically 315g in weight (11.1 oz) while the females are slightly larger, as is common among the accipitridae family, and weigh in at 445g or (15.7 oz). Males are ghostly gray above with black wingtip wedges. MH: the eyebrow is fluctuatingly wide, usually more than in PH, resulting more prominent as a whole. This is a typical harrier, with long wings held in a shallow V in its low flight. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. The nesting habits of this bird are interesting as the nest is often made up of a pile of grass which will be hidden within or under various plants and vegetation, and are often located near or in meadows, scrubland or swampy areas where vegetation is most plentiful. The Bird flew over while we sat looking out of the cafe windows eating cake and drinking coffee,it's a hard game this raptor watching, Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can. hopefully i can attach pics to this if not they are in gallery. Juvenile birds start their first moult in spring of 2cy, followed by a parcial moult (affecting some body and facial feathers and less extensive thanMontagus harrier)on the wintering grounds. ____________________________________________________________________, Yep it's been seen for three days now I managed to get Simon (the original guy to see it) to send a photo to SBSG, there are now a couple more photos from yesterday www.sbsg.org//recent-news, Here's Simon's photos and you can see by his comments he didn't know what he was letting himself in for, his email went into meltdown www.flickr.com//28944108274 and the guys photos on the SBSG website are here www.flickr.com//andyds6, You can understand it going viral. On four occasions we drove ahead of them, stopped the car for them to catch up and tried to take pictures. However, it could be wider and resembling to MH. PH: the back dark stripe from the primaries tends to be soft, not really prominent, but its again varying, and many individuals display it in a * Bird News Pro and Bird News Ultimate subscribers receive full sighting details. They often flee to India, Iran and Africa in the winter to avoid the cold and will travel back to the north in the spring to begin nesting and mating by the summer time. Naturalized: Exotic population is self-sustaining, breeding in the wild, persisting for many years, and not maintained through ongoing releases (including vagrants from Naturalized populations). I was very lucky to see it. Pallid harriers are slightly smaller than buzzard and are white below with black wingtips. It is believed that the lifespan of the pallid harrier is somewhere around 13 to 14 years, and its possible that they could live longer in captivity depending on their care and diet as well as the suitability of the habitat and climate. Its fantastic to think that we could have seen our first pallid harrier in Lancashire, if not the first in the North-west.. In worn-out plumage, they are less even, more listed. It also, winters in Kuwait in small numbers. Adults measure 40-48 cm (16-19 in) long with a wingspan of 95-120 cm (37-47 in). Highest daily count: 35 on 21/9/2004. Learn how your comment data is processed. Is it the same Harrier as seen in the South earlier in the week? But this autumn has seen a veritable influx of this stunning bird, with records from Fair Isle in the north to Sussex in the south. In one of the most unexpected discoveries of the year, the mother harrier's origins also provided a further fascinating twist in an already remarkable tale. On the way back on the same road we noticed two other males together following the road travelling at about 25 kilometres an hour. Aravind Ramesh. It was pouring with rain and the Harrier kept very low to the ground as it headed up the reserve. The feathers of the pallid harrier differ between the sexes as mentioned before. They have a grace, elegance, and aerial manoeuvrability rare even in the world of raptors. They rarely show a similar extension to PH, this causing a severe confusion afterwards. on tuesday the 26th of april i was very fortunate to spot the first ever sighting in northern ireland of a pallid harrier (female) this has been confirmed on ni birding, irish birding, and ni birds, i was with a friend and had actually been tipped of about the whereabouts of a male hen harrier and were actually looking for them and took pics of what we assumed was a female hen harrier but when we posted pics to these other sights we were quickly informed that these pics were of a female pallid and the first ever sighting in northern ireland and the second ever in ireland,so was actually delighted with this but also a bit dissapointed at not seeing male hen harrier. As well as in France, 2020 has produced the first breeding record for the Czech Republic. The first case of the species breeding in western Europe was noted as recently as 2017, when a pair raised four chicks in The Netherlands. Very unusually, a juv spent the 2015-2016 winter in Norfolk. JavaScript is disabled. Females incubate 3 to 6 eggs per clutch, however not all eggs survive this process and its common for at least a few eggs to not hatch or to successfully fledge. Escapee exotics do not count in official eBird totals. Although mixed pairs of these species have been regularly observed in France, they had never apparently produced fledged youngsters before now. FORSMAN, D.2016. House Martin 1 (First of the year) 4. Wintering has become a feature, too, with around five birds each year (this showing a slowly increasing trend). But there have been a number of British sightings in recent month from Shetland to Sussex. Wing: 310-355 mm, 345-390 mm. juvenile males have a distinguish yellow iris and some grey body feathers once the first moult (during spring 2cy) has started. Other birds of interest included Red Kite, Hobby, Common Sandpiper and Redshank. In flight, a bit bulkier than Montagus but much more buoyant than Hen Harrier. Our attention was drawn by a Herring Gull yelping and chasing a raptor across the Bull Ground behind us. Have you seen something interesting? Chiffchaff 4 Four juvenilePallid Harriersfledged from a nest on agricultural land in Pas-de-Calais, northern France, in July 2020(Mark Leitch). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og8olT6LQ4g, Pallid Harrier in Forest of Bowland. Often the nest will be built over a small hollow for added protection for the eggs.The nest is located at ground level due to the fact this species thrives in open grassy terrain where trees are less abundant. Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1 st autumn female. Can it look after itself? 10.00. To make things trickier, I had my three young children in tow. I missed one once by 20 minutes when we were out with other people on a survey & they saw it at our lunch spot before we got there. The pallid harrier breeds in Ukraine and Russia and spends most of the winter in. Rare birds usually turn up when you are too busy to go and see them one of the reasons why I gave up twitching 20 years ago. This majestic bird has a wide range over a large part of Europe and Asia and has many distinctive features from their coloring to their behavior and migration patterns. Pallid harrier by Paul Nobbs A juvenile pallid harrier has been giving great views to visitors on the reserve since the weekend. Birds of Kuwait | Bird Sightings from Kuwait 2023. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Although most records involve juveniles in autumn, an increasing number of spring sightings are made and, in some years, at least one individual willoverwinter. arriers are very special birds. The female is obsessed with us and not the male. The bird also has too much white around the eye socket isolating the ear-covert patch. Fortunately the track along the hilltop had something all children love: mud. . Mostly brown or sometimes green, but this depends a lot on the health of the bird and what its diet consists of and can vary a little due to this. To filter/search please enter a phrase. I personally have only seen Pallid Harrier once before, last autumn in La Janda in Cadiz province, and it was a second year male so there was no debate about it. LOL, Pretty sure they do not breed in the UK yet. Image taken by Rod Ferbrache. Pallid Harriers in Northwest Europe and the identification of presumed Pallid Harrier x Hen Harrier hybrids. Females are mostly brown on the upper side and lighter brown on the underside of their bodies, with white coverts in their tail feathers and wingfeathers. He also kept saying about the shape of the black on the under wing looked like a Pallid Harrier. Agree with that Aiki,I've been lucky enough to see two separate birds and both will stick in my mind. Blackcap 2, Avocet 1 14 Feb 2023. Status in Kuwait: Common passage migrant and scarce winter visitor. Still a wonderful sight. Great-crested Grebe 2, Willow Warbler 2 Harriers are very special birds. You are using an out of date browser. Sand Martin 5, Swallow 2 PH: the secondary darks have a distinctive design in most birds, with one or two complete clearer stripes, even grey, being the outer one a bit wider. 4 four juvenilePallid Harriersfledged from a nest on agricultural land in Pas-de-Calais Northern. 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