{"id":25432,"date":"2012-11-05T14:36:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T13:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:15:07","slug":"marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/large-landbirds\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Marsh-harrier Circus aeruginosus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), also called Eurasian Marsh Harrier or simply Marsh Harrier, is a large bird of prey belonging to the harrier genus Circus. The species has a wide breeding range across Europe, north-west Africa, northern parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. It breeds in almost every country of Europe but is absent from northern Scandinavia and mountainous regions. It is rare in the British Isles and does not currently breed in Ireland or Wales. In the Middle East there are populations in Turkey, Iraq and Iran while in Central Asia the range extends eastwards as far as north-west China, Mongolia &amp; the Lake Baikal region of Siberia.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Western Marsh-harrier\u00a0<i>Circus\u00a0aeruginosus<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-304-25432\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2277\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-9.jpg\" title=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/thumbs\/thumbs_marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2276\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-8.jpg\" title=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/thumbs\/thumbs_marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2275\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-7.jpg\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/thumbs\/thumbs_marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2274\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-6.jpg\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/thumbs\/thumbs_marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2273\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-5.jpg\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/thumbs\/thumbs_marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2272\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-4.jpg\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/thumbs\/thumbs_marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2271\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-3.jpg\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/thumbs\/thumbs_marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2270\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-2.jpg\" title=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/thumbs\/thumbs_marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2269\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus\/marsh-harrier-circus-aeruginosus-10.jpg\" title=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) at Rheinspitz, Vorarlberg, Austria\" alt=\"Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) \" 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The species has a wide breeding range across Europe, north-west Africa, northern parts of the Middle East and Central Asia. 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