Post mortems suggest five Hen Harrier chicks found dead in nest on grouse moor in northern England had injuries consistent with being stabbed.
New blog (warning - contains distressing info) ⬇️
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@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialPost mortems suggest five Hen Harrier chicks found dead in nest on grouse moor in northern England had injuries consistent with being stabbed.
New blog (warning - contains distressing info) ⬇️
@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialNatural England publishes 2026 Hen Harrier breeding attempts - only 9 (of 45) were on grouse moors.
Blog by Natural England & additional commentary from me ⬇️
@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialTrial continues for 88-year-old accused of 11 offences relating to alleged raptor persecution in Lincolnshire.
NB: Comments turned off as criminal proceedings are still live ⚖️
@theperegrinefund.bsky.socialA Martial Eagle ringed in 1997 lived thirty years, and GPS tracking showed how he successfully navigated life beside a wind farm. https://bit.ly/3VDd5F4
📷 Ralph Buij
@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialNew date for Raeshaw Estate's judicial review of 3-yr General Licence restriction, imposed by NatureScot after the disappearance & suspected 'shooting & killing' of Golden Eagle Merrick.
@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialRed Kite dies after being found with gunshot injuries in Peak District National Park.
Police appeal for information + commentary from me ⬇️
@wpmueller.bsky.social@wpmueller.bsky.social@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialMore breeding success for Hen Harriers on RSPB reserves - this time in Wales.
Still waiting for the 2026 breeding figures from England's grouse moors....
@wpmueller.bsky.social@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialYorkshire Wildlife Trust finds its voice & calls for Government action on raptor persecution.
Bravo! This is an unusually robust statement from a Wildlife Trust & I applaud @yorkswildlife.bsky.social for taking a stand.
@theperegrinefund.bsky.socialA new study in Global Change Biology reveals how climate change reshapes Arctic falcon breeding differently by species. Our Gyrfalcon & Tundra Program's long-term data in Alaska contributed to this collaborative research. https://bit.ly/4hEYr8B
📷 Kiliii Yuyan
#RaptorResearch #Ornithology
@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialMarsh Harrier found shot in North York Moors National Park.
Police appeal for information & some commentary by me 🔽
@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialRecord year for Hen Harriers at RSPB's Geltsdale Reserve in Cumbria.
More evidence that Hen Harriers do really well on moorland managed by RSPB, whereas on privately-owned grouse moors...
RSPB press release & commentary from me ⬇️
@scottishbirding.bsky.socialThe Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme 2024 report has been published.
Thanks to the efforts of 361 contributors, 5,975 records were received from raptor home ranges. The report summarising the results of the 2024 breeding season is available at raptormonitoring.org/annual-report
@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialSenedd Environment Committee asked to restrict eagle-killing poisons.
@ornisfennica.bsky.socialNew article in Ornis Fennica! Tikkanen et al. Sex, breeding status and spatiotemporal factors shape the movement of territorial Golden Eagles in Finland ornisfennica.journal.fi/article/view... #ornithology #OpenAccess #RaptorResearch
@raptorpersuk.bsky.socialFoI reveals some inconsistencies in Invermark Estate's claims about shot Peregrine.
