• Four more harriers in Bowland!
    So here are the newest additions to the English hen harrier population! © Mick Demain, RSPB. While the five young from the first nest are all flying well now, these little ones in the second...
  • Four hen harrier nests in Bowland.
    In hopeful news, rare hen harrier chicks have hatched in four nests in Bowland. RSPB staff and volunteers discovered the nests on the United Utilities Bowland Estate in early spring and have been...
  • More good hen harrier news in Bowland
    Last month we reported that hen harriers had bred successfully for the first time in the Forest of Bowland since 2015, with two nests, both containing four chicks. Shortly after, the final egg on the...
  • Five healthy chicks
    Another photo of our ever-growing first brood of hen harrier chicks! These feisty five now have BTO rings and will be given satellite tags this week. Can you spot the one male chick looking somewhat harried...
  • Bowland 2013
    When I first met with performance maker Louise Ann-Wilson last February (2012) she was wanting to know more about the ‘home’ of the hen harrier, its ecology and its history as a breeding bird in the UK...