THE Island's hen harriers will feature on The One Show on BBC One tonight.

The birds were supposed to be featured on April 4 – but the feature was pulled from the programme at the last minute.

A spokesperson for the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture said: "We are now assured that Manx hen harriers will appear on The One Show this evening from 7pm."

Mike Dilger, the show's wildlife reporter, and a small film crew visited the Island in January to film a piece on the animals and conduct an interview with Chris Sharpe from Manx Birdlife.

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