The elegant hen harrier is perhaps the most iconic bird of prey in the uplands of northern England, but it is also one of the most endangered bird of prey in Britain. These large raptors wheel and soar above the moorland and, in late spring, perform a spectacular ‘sky dance’, exchanging tokens of their affection […]
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Record number of hen harriers killed or missing
A record number of hen harriers have been killed or have gone missing in suspicious circumstances over the past five years, the RSPB has said. The protected bird species is one of the rarest in the UK, known for acrobatic “skydancing” courtship displays over the uplands, such as Forest of Bowland in Lancashire and the […]