Birds
Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nomenclature
Species:
Circus aeruginosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Western Marsh Harrier
Usage:
valid
SUMMARY
By the latter part of the 19th century Marsh Harriers had become extinct in the UK, but returned to breed sporadically in the Broads, and occasionally at other sites, from 1927 to 1975. Today more than 100 females nest in Norfolk each year, a quarter of the UK breeding population. Large, dark and with wings held at an angle, these birds are readily observed along the north Norfolk coast and over the Broads. Many of the Norfolk birds are resident year-round and large roosts can be seen in winter.
Text: Tony Leech