The Montagu's Harrier

Montqagu's Harrier

Montagu's harrier (Circus pygargus) is a migratory bird breeding in Europe and northern Africa, east through Russia, Turkey, Iran and China. In winter the bird migrate to tropical Africa, India and the Maldives.
Montagu's harrier prefers drier breeding grounds than the hen harrier and the marsh harrier.
Its diet consists of small rodents, small birds and their eggs, and as an alternative amphibians, lizards and insects.