Hen Harrier Breeding Attempts Rise in England
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How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Natural England is a group.
- A2
Workers saw 45 hen harrier nests in England in 2026.
- B1
In 2026, monitors recorded 45 breeding attempts by the hen harrier in England.
- B2
In 2026, monitors recorded 45 hen harrier breeding attempts in England.
- C1
The hen harrier is a bird of prey that lives on upland moorlands in the United Kingdom.
- C2
For decades, the hen harrier—a bird of prey native to the upland moorlands of the United Kingdom—endured a long period of decline.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- monitor
- A person whose job is to watch or check a situation carefully.
- breeding
- The process of animals producing young animals.
- attempt
- An act of trying to do something, especially something difficult.
- protect
- To keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness.
- previous
- Happening or existing before the one that you are talking about.
- estimate
- To guess the cost, size, or value of something based on the information available.
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by Natural England blog. Read the original for the full report.