2024 Hen Harrier Satellite Tag Christmas Appeal
Hen Harrier Action Launches New Christmas Appeal to Fund Satellite Tags Following the success of last year’s appeal, raising more than £12,000 in less than two weeks thanks to the generosity of supporters, the charity is launching a new fundraising appeal to tag even more young Hen Harriers in 2025. The 2023 Christmas Appeal was […]
Hen Harrier Action 2023 Christmas Satellite Tag Appeal
The latest RSPB Birdcrime Report documents the continuing relentless persecution of Hen Harriers and other birds of prey in the UK. As the Report notes, ‘despite being fully protected by law and a UK Red Listed species, they are being persecuted on a relentless scale. Between January 2022 and October 2023, 39 Hen Harriers are […]
RSPB Birdcrime Report 2022
Latest RSPB Birdcrime Report Reveals Continuing Relentless Persecution of Hen Harriers and Raptors in the UK The annual RSPB Birdcrime Report reveals the confirmed cases of illegal raptor persecution in the UK, collated by RSPB’s Investigations Team working with the police and statutory agencies. It is likely to be the tip of the iceberg, as […]
August 2023 Newsletter
Young Wild Writers Competition Winners Announced & Moorland Walks Round-up: In our August issue, we announced the winners of the Hen Harrier Action annual Young Wild Writers Competition, which attracted a huge response, with over 300 entries of an exceptional standard, according to lead judge and children’s author, Gill Lewis. We also feature two moorland […]
Satellite Tagging Hen Harriers
Tracking hen harriers with satellite tags Macha, a young female Hen Harrier fitted with a satellite tag in 2022 Charlie, also tagged in 2022, sadly died earlier this year How young Hen Harriers are satellite tagged…and why it is important Each year Hen Harrier Action funds several satellite tags that are fitted to Hen Harriers […]
May 2023 Newsletter
In Conversation with Author Ian Carter, and Skydancer Day Line-up In our May issue, we interview ornithologist, lifelong naturalist and author Ian Carter, whose latest book, The Hen Harrier’s Year, charts the month-by-month challenges for Hen Harriers in Britain. And we announced the exciting line-up for Skydancer Day on the 7th May, with features on […]
The Hen Harrier
The Hen Harrier is native to the British Isles and breeds in our upland hills and moors. It is a bird of prey, also known as a raptor, which feeds mainly on small birds and mammals. In winter some birds remain in the hills, but others move to the lowlands including coastal areas, where they […]