RT @Alexander_Lees: Really Montagu’s Harriers are just like Curlews and Lapwings, facing a similar suite of threats – even down to the loss…
RT @Alexander_Lees: Really Montagu’s Harriers are just like Curlews and Lapwings, facing a similar suite of threats – even down to the loss…
RT @Alexander_Lees: Montagu’s Harrier are limited by predation and often nest colonially - the predation rates are four times lower for col…
RT @Alexander_Lees: Montagu’s Harrier are limited by predation and often nest colonially - the predation rates are four times lower for col…
Really Montagu’s Harriers are just like Curlews and Lapwings, facing a similar suite of threats – even down to the loss of colonial defence mechanisms with falling population densities tied to decreasing food availability https://t.co/uJKc5iRupR They need
Montagu’s Harrier are limited by predation and often nest colonially - the predation rates are four times lower for colonies than for isolated nests due to their colonial defence tactics against foxes and crows - not unlike Lapwings. https://t.co/uJKc5iRu
@Rosewood_Farm @GrahamDenny9 @stuartpengs @ecoacou_ollie @ShaunGelling @GTAlstonWader even true for ground-nesting raptors - Montagu's Harriers get hammered by foxes which is why they breed semi-colonially https://t.co/uJKc5iRupR