Pallid Harrier standing in water

Pallid Harrier

English Name: Pallid Harrier 
Scientific Name: Circus macrourus
Arabic Name: مُرْزَةٌ بَغْثَاءُ
Status in Kuwait: Common passage migrant and scarce winter visitor.
Highest daily count: 35 on 21/9/2004.

The Pallid Harrier is very common during migration in Autumn and Spring. It also, winters in Kuwait in small numbers. It prefers pivot grassy fields habitat such as Sulaibiya Pivot Fileds, and United Poultry Pivot Fields where it is common in winter.



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