Marsh Harrier (female) hunting above Otmoor

Marsh Harrier (female) hunting above Otmoor - Marsh Harrier
Otmoor RSPB Nature Reserve, near Beckley, Oxfordshire (July 2008)

Status is classified as Least Concern. Also known as Eurasian Marsh Harrier. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Western marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) / Wikipedia
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus

Marsh Harrier (female) flying in front of the second screen at Otmoor


Also in: Marsh Harrier

Marsh Harrier (female) about to take off from the reed beds at Otmoor
Marsh Harrier (female) flying in front of the second screen at Otmoor
Marsh Harrier (female) hunting above the reeds at Otmoor
Marsh Harrier (female) hunting above the reeds at Otmoor
Marsh Harrier (female) banking steeply at Otmoor
Marsh Harrier (female) hunting over Holme Marshes
Marsh Harriers, successful food pass, Otmoor RSPB
Food pass between Marsh Harriers, Otmoor RSPB
Marsh Harrier in flight, Otmoor RSPB
Pair of Marsh Harriers flying together, Otmoor RSPB
Marsh Harrier carrying food, Otmoor RSPB
Marsh Harrier carrying prey, Otmoor RSPB
Marsh Harrier looking at prey, Otmoor RSPB
Marsh Harrier hunting low over reeds, Otmoor RSPB
Marsh Harrier hunting low, Otmoor RSPB