Long and narrow wings, slim body and narrow long tail. Flight buoyant and Tern like. In comparing to Hen Harrier , wing finger only number four in Montagu’s whereas in the Hen Harrier it is five.
A lowland species, mainly in broad river valleys, plains, and levels bordering lakes or sea.
Like other harriers, will cross wide areas of sea; thus tends to migrate on broad fronts without need for concentrating at narrow sea-crossings.
Few left in Europe by mid-October, though stragglers linger into November or even later. Begins reaching African winter quarters in September, where majority present mid-October to mid-March. Return movement across Mediterranean mainly late March to late April, though very early individuals sometimes reach North Sea countries in March.
Seen at Eskikoy Rocky Outcrop and near Okcular
Classification :
Reduced Chance (RC) May see it, bird may be transient at many of the sites, low in numbers , may be seasonal, and a little luck is required.