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Endangered rare bird of prey rears chicks at secret location
Conservationists said six juveniles fledged as the rare bird bred with two new females, and two chicks were fitted with satellite tags for migration tracking.
- The UK's rarest bird of prey, the Montagu's harrier, has successfully bred for a second consecutive year at a secret England location, with conservationists confirming six chicks survived this season.
- A ten-year-old male known as 'AU,' originally ringed in Wiltshire in 2016, is sustaining the population by attracting two breeding females to separate nests this year through his aerial courtship displays.
- The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds protected nests with fences against predators, while fitting two juvenile females with £3,000 satellite tags to track their 7,000-mile migration to West Africa.
- After failing to successfully breed between 2020 and 2024, the species remains on the 'Red list' of birds most at risk since 2021, making this recovery significant for conservation efforts.
- Conservationists are urging birders to report sightings of untagged youngsters as they migrate, while the RSPB keeps the breeding location secret to prevent disturbance to this sensitive population.
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This rare polyamorous bird of prey’s location has been kept a mystery. Here’s why
The UK’s rarest bird of prey has successfully bred in a secret location for a second consecutive year, with conservationists crediting one polyamorous male with bringing the species back from near extinction in the country.
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Rarest bird of prey in the UK rears chicks in secret location
A male Montagu's harrier has successfully nested for the second year in a row, at a secret location on British farmland. After having no evidence of successful breeding for the UK's rarest bird of prey between 2020 and 2024, this is seen as a huge win for conservationists. A male Montagu harrier known as AU bred with two different females, rearing six chicks across two nests in the location, kept secret so the birds are not disturbed. The Royal…
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