Endangered rare bird of prey rears chicks at secret location

Endangered rare bird of prey rears chicks at secret location

The Montagu's harrier, which has officially been on the endangered Red List since 2021, is a globally threatened species.

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.

Britain’s rarest bird successfully rears six chicks in secret location

The species was placed on the ‘red list’ of birds most at risk in 2021

UK's rarest bird of prey nesting again after Wiltshire origins

Six rare birds of prey have taken flight after a successful nesting season in the UK.

UK's rarest bird of prey rears new chicks in secret location

The Montagu Harrier successfully nested for the second year running in the same secret location.

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…