Our attention was drawn by a Herring Gull yelping and chasing a raptor across the Bull Ground behind us. It also, winters in Kuwait in small numbers. Nice to see the photos. Is it too much to hope that soon we may even see pallid harrier nesting here in Britain? MH: the eyebrow is fluctuatingly wide, usually more than in PH, resulting more prominent as a whole. Your email address will not be published. The male usually spends time during incubation finding and bringing food for the female and hatchlings, while the female broods the hatchlings nearly continuously. Its in these cases when recognition tends to be very complicated, and we have to attend other features such as wing design and structure. * Bird News Pro and Bird News Ultimate subscribers receive full sighting details. 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? male pallid harrier following route 90 east to west https://www.flickr.com/photos/124028194@N04/. I then put out news that we had just seen a Hen Harrier. The Pallid Harrier is very common during migration in Autumn and Spring. Blackcap 1, Lesser Scaup 1 7. Its very unusual to see a design with a single grey stripe. In the past it has been difficult to distinguish between pallid harriers and another bird, Montagus harrier. Pallid harriers are slightly smaller than buzzard and are white below with black wingtips. Galling isn't it! Circus macrourus L: 41-48 cm. We spend 90% of net income on conservation, public education and advocacy, The RSPB is a member of BirdLife International. Pallid harrier Circus macrourus 1,060 miles . 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. 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. After several minutes the harrier made it to the far end of our reserve and dipped over the sea wall. At 16.15 yesterday afternoon both Martin and I were working in the 100 Acre replacing a gate. But there have been a number of British sightings in recent month from Shetland to Sussex. Harriers are very special birds. The latest sighting details and map for Pallid Harrier are only available to our BirdGuides Ultimate or our BirdGuides Pro subscribers. I could easily see the striking head pattern, in particular a really obvious pale collar, he said. I was just happy that I had seen this rare wanderer at all. Although most records involve juveniles in autumn, an increasing number of spring sightings are made and, in some years, at least one individual willoverwinter. However, in the three years that I'm a birder I had never seen one. 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. In spring, the main flyway runs through the central part of the Mediterranean while in autumn, the route runs through the East of the Mediterranean region. Lucky you Pete! Like most harrier species, there are distinct color differences between males and females. The wing span of adults is roughly similar, coming in at around 40 to 48cm or 16 to 19 inches. The pallid harrier breeds in Ukraine and Russia and spends most of the winter in. This blog is an english language blog for people wishing to know about recent bird sightings in the region of Murcia, Spain, and in particular the Cartagena area. English Name: Pallid HarrierScientific Name: Circus macrourusArabic Name: Status in Kuwait: Common passage migrant and scarce winter visitor.Highest daily count: 35 on 21/9/2004. Adults measure 40-48 cm (16-19 in) long with a wingspan of 95-120 cm (37-47 in). species 213. Publish date: 29/07/2019. Their scientific name is Circus Macrourus, Circus for the fact that they fly in circles and Macrourus for their noticeably long tails! 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. In flight, a bit bulkier than Montagu's but much more buoyant than Hen Harrier. From March to May and from August to November. Migratory. 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. Include your email address in case we need to clarify details. The highest single-site count of Pallid Harriers on migration in France was made on 28 March 2020, when 13 different individuals were counted on the move at Prunete, Corsica. Moments later, it had disappeared behind a distant crowd of birders, who I later discovered had enjoyed spectacular views. from the UK . 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. Wing:310-355 mm,345-390 mm. L: 41-48 cm. But Martin was convinced that we had seen a Pallid, wait till you look in a book and see my photos he said. 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. Illustration: George Boorujy. Provisional species count in official eBird totals. Not especially, however they will defend their eggs and are capable hunters as birds of prey. Oystercatcher 4 Chiffchaff 4 But Martin was constantly shouting out while he was watching the bird that it lacked a dark trailing edge to the wing, and that it had only a small amount of black on the wing tip. In 2019, the species also bred in Spain for the first time. CLARK W.S. Blackcap 2, Avocet 1 Females are more difficult to separate from other harriers; pay attention to the underwings with their barred primaries and dark secondaries. DE BROYER A. Although no confirmed breeding attempts have yet been made, there have been signs that this might not be too far off for example, a territorial male spent a couple of weeks displaying over a Lancashire moor in spring 2017. They're declining in their breeding range (now classed as Near Threatened) so chances of them spreading and colonising W Europe are pretty low. Find out more about the partnership, The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a registered charity: England and Wales no. 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. If so, I shall remember the moment when I caught sight of one flying over the Mendips, and gave thanks for the adventuring spirit of birds. E.g. Arabic Name: . 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. Is it the same Harrier as seen in the South earlier in the week? FORSMAN, D.2016. ID Special: Hen, Northern, Pallid and Montagus Harriers. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. 9. Pallid Harrier - Lancashire Jon Worthington, Pallid Harrier - Shetland Rebecca Nason. Identification of perched Montagus and Pallid harriers. 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 female is very similar to the Montagus harrier female coloration, but with a slightly darker secondary color on the underside making it possible to distinguish them if you have a keen eye. British & Irish Records Archive is only available to our. Fortunately the track along the hilltop had something all children love: mud. Click Submit to share your rare bird sightings via our simple form. The Pallid Harrier is very common during migration in Autumn and Spring. The call of the pallid harrier is a high pitched keek-keek-keek. 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. 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 For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Males typically are white or grey on the upper side and white on the underside of the bodies, with thin black wingtip feathers at the extremity of both their wings.Females are brown on the upper side and have white plumage in their tails beneath the main tail feathers, which is what gives the females the nickname ringtails. 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Please enter details of your sighting below for our recorder to evaluate. 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? It may not display this or other websites correctly. No wonder that, when the RAF needed a name for their most aerobatic aircraft, they called it the Harrier jump jet. 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. This displaying malePallid Harrierwas well watched atDunsop Bridge, Lancashire, in April-May 2017(Michael Roberts). Amazing close views from the car - it flew right in front of us! Your email address will not be published. Sometimes forms flocks outside of the breeding season, occasionally mixing with other harrier species. Ballyvergan Reedbed, Youghal. Submit your sighting. It prefers pivot grassy fields habitat such as Sulaibiya Pivot Fileds, and United Poultry Pivot Fields where it is common in winter. A nest was built in a wheat field in a largely agricultural landscape, in what is the closest French department to England. Bird of Kuwait Sightings - Birdwatching Tours. 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. 10. FORSMAN D. 1995. However, it could be wider and resembling to MH. Escapee exotics do not count in official eBird totals. I knew this was a race against the clock: would I manage to see the bird before the children got bored? monitor global seal populations or record large mammal sightings in Gabon. For males they are grey and white on the upper side and underside respectively, with long black wingtip feathers and long narrow tail feathers which are quite distinctive. Annual complete moult between May-June and September-October. The incubation period is usually around 28 to 30 days and the eggs are incubated exclusively by the female unlike other birds of prey who share the responsibility for incubating and hunting. 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. Other birds of interest included Red Kite, Hobby, Common Sandpiper and Redshank. MH: They always display a back dark stripe on the wing. 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. This suggests that these birds are not vagrants, but pioneers, seeking out new places to breed. 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. And then it flew past. The UK's farmland birds have declined by 55% since 1970. Update. Aravind Ramesh. The female is obsessed with us and not the male. The status of Pallid Harrierhas rapidly changed in France in recent years. House Martin 1 (First of the year) Show Details. I was very lucky to see it. Aberdeenshire, Scotland 18.6.22. 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. 3. I consulted Dick Forsman for a second view and he replied after studying the image thus -: The first case of the speciesbreeding in western Europe was noted as recently as 2017, when a pair raised four chicks in The Netherlands. HD (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og8olT6LQ4g). Pallid Harriers are a very rare passage migrant to the UK they winter in Africa and breed in areas like Kazakhstan. Even though, there are some individuals, especially females, with wide dark stripes identical to PH. ____________________________________________________________________, 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. 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. 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. 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. Do I just leave it alone or does it need anything. Wintering has become a feature, too, with around five birds each year (this showing a slowly increasing trend). Since the discovery of regular breeding of Pallid Harriers in Finland in 2011, the number of sightingshas markedly increased right acrossEurope. 2023 BirdGuides, Warners Group Publications Plc. 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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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. E: 100-120 cm. You are using an out of date browser. PH: as a rule, the classic specimens only show some dark at the end of fingers, not spreading anywhere else, being the contrast quite evident, abrupt; although it could also vary according to the individual, and its not strange to find birds with this dark more spread. The birds most commonly nest in single pairs but can nest in a larger but loose group of between 3 and 5 pairs which will dominate a territory. Pallid Harrier breeds in Spain for first time. 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. 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. Avocet 2 Dutch Birding 7: 41-54. They are adapted for steady flight over low, open ground and are able to dive quickly to pin down and catch prey in grassy areas. So as they searched for animal tracks and waded up to their ankles in thick, black goo, I scanned the wide horizon for signs of the harrier. E: 100-120 cm. PH: the white spot below the eye is always restricted to the length of the eye, forming a concave angle which ends right behind the eye, without connecting or spreading to the eyebrow. . These birds have an incredibly wide range due to their migration patterns and cover a large area at different times of the year. Count 1. Wheatear 1 male 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. The pair nested in Marne departement, to the east of Paris, and fledged four young. They're declining in their breeding range (now classed as Near Threatened) so chances of them spreading and colonising W Europe are pretty low. In this guide were going to highlight some of the key information you need to know about these birds, and well be touching on everything from their appearance to their hunting behavior, mating, nesting, as well as their diet, habitat, migration routes, lifespan, natural predators and their conservation status to make sure you have everything you need to know and can spot them as soon as you have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of these amazing birds.Lets get started with their appearance so you know exactly what to look for when youre out spotting. The underside of the female is a lighter brown of buff color with streaks through it. In worn-out plumage, they are less even, more listed. Eggs are usually white in color with some small brown markings occasionally. 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. The feathers of the pallid harrier differ between the sexes as mentioned before. Ruiff 2 Its fantastic to think that we could have seen our first pallid harrier in Lancashire, if not the first in the North-west.. Found in steppes, wet . 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. Birds of Kuwait | Bird Sightings from Kuwait 2023. Sure enough when I looked in the book it was clearly a male Pallid Harrier that we had just been watching. These count in official eBird totals and, where applicable, have been accepted by regional bird records committee(s). Wing: 310-355 mm, 345-390 mm. They rarely show a similar extension to PH, this causing a severe confusion afterwards. LOL, Pretty sure they do not breed in the UK yet. Many of us are constantly on the look out for rarities when we're out and about birding. Pallid harrier in Little Rann of Kutch This is a typical harrier, with long wings held in a shallow V in its low flight. 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. We only record sightings within the WVBS study area. arriers are very special birds. 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. But this. 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 bird was very pale grey almost white especially under parts with no real contrast on the face. Due to the colonisation of pallid harrier towards North West Europe, hybridisation with other harrier species takes place occasionally, often with hen harrier, exceptionally with Montagus harrier. Field identification of female and juvenile Montagus and Pallid Harriers. Comprehensive life histories for all bird species and families. Shoveler 20 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. Weight:235-415 g.,400-550 g. Longevity: < 15 years old. 2021 A.Al-Sirhan Alenezi. 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. On Sunday he spotted a second. The breeding area extends from South Russia to North East China. Escapee: Exotic species known or suspected to be escaped or released, including those that have bred but don't yet fulfill the criteria for Provisional. Weight: 235-415 g., 400-550 g. Longevity: < 15 years old. Females are more difficult to separate from other harriers; pay attention to the underwings with their barred primaries and dark secondaries. Can it look after itself? No wonder that, when the RAF needed a name for their most aerobatic aircraft, they called it the Harrier jump jet. 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. On four occasions we drove ahead of them, stopped the car for them to catch up and tried to take pictures. On the way back on the same road we noticed two other males together following the road travelling at about 25 kilometres an hour. 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. 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