• Scottish hen harrier Reiver disappears in suspicious circumstances
    Another satellite tagged hen harrier has suddenly and unexpectedly disappeared, strengthening the RSPB’s call for the urgent licensing of grouse moors. Reiver being tagged as a chick in 2021 Reiver...
  • Hen harrier ‘River’ disappears in suspicious circumstances
    Yet another of 2018's hen harrier chicks has disappeared in suspicious circumstances. Today the RSPB issued the following press release: River, who hatched from a nest in Bowland in 2018 The police...
  • Another hen harrier disappears, last reported on Yorkshire grouse moor
    We have just issued the following release: The RSPB is once again urging the Government to step in and support licensing of grouse shooting to address the illegal persecution of birds of prey following...
  • Auction to raise funds for hen harrier tags
    Could you help us tag more harriers? The Nidderdale Raptor Study Group, in collaboration with the Northern England Raptor Forum (NERF) have set up a new and generous fundraising opportunity to raise...
  • Another red kite vanishes in suspicious circumstances in problem area
    Yesterday the RSPB issued the following release: Two red kites and one hen harrier – one of England’s rarest breeding birds – have vanished suddenly and unexpectedly in the same area of the North Pennines...