Last week, conservationists in England witnessed a rare miracle. Four Montaguâs harrier chicks successfully fledgedâthe first UK breeding success since 2019. Nesting secretly in a wheat field on private farmland, the pair was carefully monitored by the RSPB and a supportive farmer who erected a predatorâproof wireâmesh fence around the nest. The male was ringed from a 2015 British nest; the female fledged in France in 2023, forming what experts call an âAngloâFrench alliance.â Their four fledglings took their maiden flights this weekâoffering a major boost for Britainâs rarest breeding bird. Conservationists hope this success could herald a new chapter in saving the species on British soil. Voir plus