Marsh Harrier

Juvenile Marsh Harrier in the Outer Hebrides (A. Hogg)

Annual monitoring data

Please click on the links below to access summary data. These summaries are based on SRMS regions.  Descriptions of some of the main headings reported against are provided here.

2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

National and regional trends

Marsh Harrier are a scarce breeder and passage migrant in Scotland.  Most of the breeding population is found within the River Tay reed beds bordering Perthshire & Fife.  Trend production is therefore not feasible for this species.

Local Marsh Harrier studies & projects

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