First Montagu’s harrier chicks born in UK since 2019 take flight

The four critically endangered fledglings, which are being closely monitored by the RSPB and a local farmer, have been raised on a private farm

A pair of Montagu’s harriers have raised four chicks in an English wheat field, the first success for Britain’s rarest breeding bird since 2019.

The fledglings took their maiden flights this week after being closely monitored by the RSPB and the local farmer, with a protective wire-mesh fence installed around the nest to repel predators such as foxes.

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