Mega Montagu's Harrier breeding success with Mark Thomas

Welcome to the ninth episode of The BirdGuides Podcast. Today, David, Ian and Josh are joined by the RSPB's Mark Thomas to talk about the exciting recent news that six Montagu's Harrier chicks fledged in England this summer.

In this episode

• The status of one of Britain's rarest breeding birds.
• The unexpected breeding of 2025.
• How Mark safeguarded two Montagu's Harrier nests.
• GPS-tagging two juveniles.
• What the future holds for 'monty's' in Britain

Episode timestamps

03:21 – Montagu's Harrier in Britain

10:50 – Why are they struggling?

17:00 – Protecting the nests

27:30 – Following the tagged juveniles

34:01 – How to keep up to date with their movements

41:12 – What the future holds

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