Abstract         Given the species’ secretive nature and generally low breeding density, the true number of Honey-buzzards Pernis apivorus breeding in Britain has been difficult to calculate. A survey in 2000 found 59 territories across Britain, including 27 breeding pairs. The most recent survey, in the 2020 and 2021 breeding seasons, found

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