Word Finder - harrier

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One who harries.

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Any of several birds of prey in the genus Circus of the subfamily Circinae which fly low over meadows and marshes and hunt small mammals or birds.

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A runner, specifically, a cross country runner.

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A kind of dog used to hunt hares; a harehound.

There are the same difficulties to be contended with as in hunting with the ordinary harrier, and a very few days' running will teach the youthful sportsman that he cannot run at the same pace over sound ground and over a deep ploughed field, up hill and down, or along and across furrows.

The best way to see a hen harrier is to scan the horizon with a pair of binoculars.

Helicopters and the Harrier GR7 will also be hovering over the beach and you could be injured by downwash or jet exhausts.

All of the displays are compatible with night-vision goggles, which gives the Harrier its ability to operate at night, at low level.

Later there was a ringtail Hen Harrier at Rye Harbor Farm and a drake goldeneye still on Long Pit.

July appears to have been fairly quiet on the bird front although recent reports include a marsh harrier, godwits and spotted flycatchers.

A female marsh harrier was hunting over Combe Haven Valley.

Could the hen harrier decline on Orkney be due to a shortage of food?

The only other scarce migrant seen was a Hen Harrier that flew north over Weston in the afternoon.

Elaine aims to break back into the Harrier's national league team where she will face stiffer opposition.

An adult Purple Heron dropping in to the reeds and a female Marsh Harrier causing Pandemonium among the duck and waders added further excitement.

A ringtail Hen Harrier was also seen quartering at the bridge on the road between Guerriero and Alcarias.

An adult male Montagu's Harrier and an unidentified ringtail were seen in the close vicinity (1/10 ).

Other raptor sightings included two merlins and a hen harrier.

By finding over 20 mines in Exercise Blue Harrier, we also clinched the squadron efficiency trophy.

Harrier GR7 Aircraft Specifications Engine Rolls Royce Pegasus Mk 105 vectored thrust turbofan.

Also overhead we had an Egyptian vulture, a Montagu's Harrier and several Marsh Harriers.

Ended up with 15 raptor species, all except Hen Harrier !

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus Three ringtails seen and not very common.

An adult male Montagu 's Harrier and an unidentified ringtail were seen in the close vicinity (1/10).

With a cutting width of 56cm, the Harrier 56 is a powerful self-propelled mower that makes tackling the larger lawn a pleasure.

Also overhead we had an Egyptian Vulture, a Montagu 's Harrier and several Marsh Harriers.

The many other species of bird include chough, corncrake, golden eagle, merlin, buzzard and hen harrier.

A marsh harrier glides low over wheat, drops on a vole.