marsh harrier

British  

noun

1. a European harrier, Circus aeruginosus, that frequents marshy regions

2. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): hen harrier.  Also: marsh hawk.  a common harrier, Circus cyaneus, that flies over fields and marshes and nests in marshes and open land

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Example Sentences

The male marsh harrier was found injured by a dog walker at Sculthorpe Moor, near Fakenham, Norfolk, according to the reserve owner the Hawk and Owl Trust.

From BBC

Julian Roughton, chief executive of Suffolk Wildlife Trust, said the reed bed, fen and wetland areas would "support some of East Anglia's iconic species, such as fen raft spider, marsh harrier, bittern and crane".

From BBC

On a summer day on the northern edge of San Francisco Bay, a marsh harrier glides above a low-lying expanse of tawny yellow and variegated green vegetation, cut with curvaceous channels.

From Nature

However, this year 15 corpses of protected wild species, including marsh harrier and hoopoe, have also been handed to BirdLife Malta.

From The Guardian

The arrival of the bird was the highlight of a weekend which also saw sightings of a rare marsh harrier, an osprey and a great white egret.

From BBC