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RSPB Confirms Second-Year Montagu’s Harrier Breeding, Satellite Tags

8/25/2026

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Harrier Breeds Again

The RSPB confirmed a male Montagu’s harrier bred successfully for a second consecutive year.
The male raised six chicks in two secret nests on English farmland.
The RSPB fitted satellite tags to two chicks for the first time to track their movements.
Mark Thomas of the RSPB said climate change hastened the harvest, threatening the species.

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RSPB Tracks Harriers

RSPB asks birdwatchers to email sightings of six juvenile Montagu’s Harriers to montys@rspb.org.uk.
Sponsors Mark Constantine and Mo Constantine fund the £3,000 satellite-tagging project.
Three 2025 cohort chicks—JJ, JP and JO—have already been spotted back in the UK.
Conservationists say farmer cooperation is vital for protecting future secret-site nests.
RSPB hopes satellite data will reveal precise African migration stop-over sites.

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Harrier Breeds Again

The RSPB confirmed a male Montagu’s harrier bred successfully for a second consecutive year.
The male raised six chicks in two secret nests on English farmland.
The RSPB fitted satellite tags to two chicks for the first time to track their movements.
Mark Thomas of the RSPB said climate change hastened the harvest, threatening the species.

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