- The
hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) is a bird of prey. It
breeds in Eurasia. The term "
hen harrier"
refers to its
former habit of
preying on free-ranging...
- (kirkos, "circle"),
probably the
hen harrier. The name
harrier is
thought to have been
derived either from
Harrier (dog), or by a
corruption of harrower...
- prey
named for its
circling flight (kirkos, "circle"),
probably the
hen harrier, and
pygargus is
Modern Latin derived from Gr**** pugargos, from puge...
- are recognised. The
northern harrier was
formerly considered to be
conspecific with the
hen harrier. The
northern harrier is 41–52 cm (16–20 in) long with...
-
referring to a bird of prey
named for its
circling flight ('probably the
hen harrier), and
macrourus is "long-tailed", from
makros (long) and -ouros (-tailed)...
- cross-border
hen harrier protection project". BBC News. 2014.
Retrieved 14 July 2016. "
Hen harriers breed in Bowland".
Retrieved 5 July 2018. "
Hen harriers have...
- prey
named for its
circling flight (kirkos, "circle"),
probably the
hen harrier. The
specific aeruginosus is
Latin for "rusty". Two
subspecies are recognised:...
- the
Protection of
Birds manages the site for
upland birds such as the
hen harrier and
black grouse. The
reserve is
within a Site of
Special Scientific...
- next book,
Bowland Beth: The Life of an
English Hen Harrier, a
study of the ****cution of the
hen harrier on the
grouse moors of the
Forest of Bowland,...
- 2000. The
moors are
habitat for
ground nesting birds,
including the
hen harrier,
which has
generated controversy for
potential conflict with
grouse shoot...
