Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Status at Longham Lakes
Rare migrant. The August 2011 records may refer to the same bird.
1. 1 on Hampreston Fields on 6th August 2011, mobbed by Carrion Crows and a Buzzard. (Trevor Thorpe)
2. 1 juvenile over Hampreston Fields, 15th August 2011. (Dave and Pat Harris)
3. 1 juvenile high over flying south, 14th September 2011. (Dominic Couzens)
4. 1 immature/female over on 3rd May 2015 (George Green).
5. 1 dark immature over on 19th April 2016 (Dominic Couzens).
6. 1 high over on 11th November 2016 (Trevor Thorpe).