Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Matthurin Jacques Brisson 1760   Back to ancient Greece, for our ongoing investigation into the ...

Honey buzzard Pernis apivorus Linnaeus, 1758   The honey buzzard is a large, sexually dimorphic ( male and female distingui...

Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus Pontoppidan, 1763   With “Zoonames” I am attempting to create a little on-line reference...

Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Linnaeus, 1758 The marsh harrier is our largest harrier and these days, our most numerous (though far f...

Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Linnaeus, 1766 I've been away from "zoo-names" for a wee while (a new son to watch over) but t...

White-tailed sea eagle Haliaeetus albicilla [Linnaeus, 1758 The white-tailed sea eagle has one of the most  apt (if uninspiring) scien...

Goldeneye Bucephala clangula [Linnaeus, 1758] Probably my favourite duck of all (it battles with the wigeon for that title), the golden...