UK's rarest bird of prey rears new chicks in secret location
Reported byBBC Science & Environment ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
A male Montagu's harrier, known as AU, successfully bred with two females and reared six chicks across two nests on English farmland in 2026, the second consecutive year of successful nesting in the same location after no evidence of breeding between 2020 and 2024.
The species remains critically endangered; two chicks have been fitted with satellite tags for the first time to track migration and improve protection, but long-term population recovery will depend on sustained conservation efforts and farmland cooperation.
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