Population and Distribution
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Population Trend:
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No population trend available
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Distribution:
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No distribution maps available
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British Population Size:
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Summer:
15 pairs
in 2005-09
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First Record:
1802
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Latest Survey:
Holling, M. & RBBP (2011) British Birds 104:476-537
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Small Breeding Population,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
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Races of Concern:
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
15 to 35 thousand pairs
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 Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(I,IV), WBD(I), Bern(III), Bonn(II), CITES(II)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
42 x 33 mm
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Egg Weight:
24.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
1
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Clutch Size:
4 - 5 eggs
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Incubation:
28- 29 days
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by the:
Female
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Fledging:
35 - 40days
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as:
Altricial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
9
(Annual Totals)
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Adult Survival:
0.720
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Juvenile Survival:
No data
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Age at First Breeding:
3
years
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Typical Lifespan:
6
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
7 years 11 months 10 days (set in 1958)
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Summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
F*
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Weight
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Adult:
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Insufficient Data
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Juvenile:
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Insufficient Data
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Other Names
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Gaelic:
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Welsh:
Bod Montagu
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Danish:
Hedehøg
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Dutch:
Grauwe kiekendief
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Finnish:
Niittysuohaukka
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French:
Busard cendré
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German:
Wiesenweihe
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Hungarian:
Hamvas rétihéja
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Icelandic:
Gráheiðir
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Irish:
Cromán Liath
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Italian:
Albanella minore
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Norwegian:
Enghauk
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Polish:
Blotniak lakowy
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Portuguese:
Tartaranhão-caçador
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Spanish:
Aguilucho cenizo
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Swedish:
Ängshök
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For More Information...
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Books and Monographs:
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Clarke, R. 1996 Montagu's harrier Avian Demography Unit, Chelmsford
[598.521 CLA]
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Simmons, R. 2000 Harriers of the world : their behaviour and ecology Oxford University Press, Oxford
[598.521 SIM]
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See Also:
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Find scientific papers on  Google Scholar
or  Scirus by clicking the icon
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Wikipedia entry
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BirdLife species page
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Recent sightings and information from BirdGuides
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State of the Nations Birds by Chris Mead
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