With the Montagu's in the field! 🦅

The north-west of the Iberian Peninsula hosts a distinct population of melanic Montagu’s harriers reaching proportions of 45% in Galicia. Why is this colour morph so common here?

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Back in the field with Montagu’s harrier 🦅 Tagging birds across Portugal from cereal fields to mountains to understand habitat use and support conservation. Great teamwork to make this possible!

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📣LIFE SOS Pygargus field season has started!

On 31 March we tagged our first Montagu's harrier in Castro Verde, with the help of LPN!🦅

Early tagging will inform us on breeding success and habitat use.

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