The UK’s rarest bird of prey has raised new chicks after successfully nesting at a secret location for the second year in a row.
The Montagu harrier returned to the same undisclosed site, where it has now bred successfully in consecutive years. The location has not been made public, reflecting the sensitivity surrounding the nesting place of such a rare species.
The successful rearing of chicks marks a significant development for the bird in the UK, given its status as the country’s rarest bird of prey. No further details have been released about the number of chicks, the precise location of the nest or the measures in place around the site.
The latest known position is that the birds have nested successfully again at the same secret location, with the site remaining undisclosed.
