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Montagu Harrier makes a comeback for the second consecutive year
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Montagu Harrier makes a comeback for the second consecutive year

Collaboration between farmers and conservationists has helped Britain's rarest breeding bird successfully rear six chicks this summer, offering fresh hope for the future of the threatened Montagu's harrier.

The ground-nesting birds of prey returned to an undisclosed farmland location in England for a second consecutive year, where two nests successfully produced six young fledged birds. The breeding success...

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