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Marsh harrier
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The Tay estuary is the Scottish stronghold of this charismatic bird of prey, and the sight of a huge female with its characteristic V wing slow motion glide hanging over the reeds is a sure sign of the good health and sound management of this, the largest reedbed in Britain. In 2004, Steve Moyes and Harry Bell and colleagues in the Tay Ringing Group, who had been studying the Tay marsh harriers since the 1980s, joined with Roy Dennis of the Highland Foundation for Wildlife to fit a satellite transmitter on one chick to find out more about the migration to Africa. It was tracked to Senegal and The Gambia. See 2004 migration. In 2006, we fitted two young with satellite transmitters to carry out further research but no further radios have been deployed. See 2006 Migration. Male Hunting
Chick 21197 in nest with rest of brood
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