Bulgaria
Greece
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus
(L 15.7-19.7" WS 38.2-46.5")
near Burgas
6Sept09
Breeds in east Europe and
central Asia...winters in
Pakistan and SE Asia.
Circus means race course...refering to
hunting in a more or less circular
route;
macrourus is Greek for long-
tailed.
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