@dizzygirl66.bsky.social
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Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Absolutely shocking.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
We're offering an overall award of £10k for information that leads to a conviction in these cases.
We need to make raptor persecution a thing of the past.
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Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland – two tags had been cut off
Press release from Forestry England (17 December 2025) THREE WHITE-TAILED EAGLES DISAPPEAR IN SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES The public are being asked to help the police investigate the suspicious disap…
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December 17, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
So wrong 🤬🤬💔💔
Just imagine what they do to all the other wildlife that aren't satellite tagged, and we never know about: Sparrowhawks, Peregrines, Tawny Owls, Pine Martens, Polecats, Otters...
Three satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...
December 17, 2025 at 10:33 AM
So wrong 🤬🤬💔💔
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A couple of pics of the WTE which overflew Lodmoor at around 12:20-12:25 today. No ring visible on either leg so I'm guessing that what I initially assumed to be ruffled feathers on the back is in fact a GPS/SAT transmitter, right?
#DorsetBirds
#DorsetBirds
December 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A couple of pics of the WTE which overflew Lodmoor at around 12:20-12:25 today. No ring visible on either leg so I'm guessing that what I initially assumed to be ruffled feathers on the back is in fact a GPS/SAT transmitter, right?
#DorsetBirds
#DorsetBirds
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3 WTE. From RSPB MiddleBere lookout , distant over Brownsea .
Soaring .
@dorset63.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Soaring .
@dorset63.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
3 WTE. From RSPB MiddleBere lookout , distant over Brownsea .
Soaring .
@dorset63.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Soaring .
@dorset63.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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400 little nature reserves in Dorset . Churchyards largely unimproved for hundreds of years. Maybe encourage your local church to bring back nature . Listen here ⬇️
wildlifematters.podbean.com/e/s3-e5-livi....
#30by30
@dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
#caringforgodsacre
wildlifematters.podbean.com/e/s3-e5-livi....
#30by30
@dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
#caringforgodsacre
S3: E4 Living Churchyards | Wildlife Matters
Nicki from Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Wilder Communities team teams up with volunteer coordinator Anna to explore how the Living Churchyards project has transformed churchyards into thriving wildlife ha...
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December 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
400 little nature reserves in Dorset . Churchyards largely unimproved for hundreds of years. Maybe encourage your local church to bring back nature . Listen here ⬇️
wildlifematters.podbean.com/e/s3-e5-livi....
#30by30
@dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
#caringforgodsacre
wildlifematters.podbean.com/e/s3-e5-livi....
#30by30
@dorsetwildlife.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
#caringforgodsacre
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Great cause!
The UK charity Hen Harrier Action @henharrieraction.bsky.social launches Xmas fundraiser to buy more satellite tags.
Commentary on why this is important & a link to the fundraiser ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/t...
Commentary on why this is important & a link to the fundraiser ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/t...
The charity Hen Harrier Action launches Xmas fundraiser to buy satellite tags
The charity Hen Harrier Action has launched its annual Xmas fundraising appeal, this year with a target of £15K to purchase five satellite tags to be fitted to Hen Harrier chicks in 2026. As you…
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December 11, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Great cause!
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Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been 'removed' raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/a...
Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been ‘removed’
Over the last few weeks I’ve blogged about a number of illegally-killed Hen Harriers whose deaths have been barely publicised by the authorities, but instead have been quietly entered onto a …
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December 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Another Hen Harrier suspected illegally killed on a grouse moor, her satellite tag had been 'removed' raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/11/a...
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @annaaubrey.bsky.social coombe and shipstal .2 peregrine buzzard red kite pintail dunlin curlew redshank wigeon teal Brent geese little egret goldfinch goldcrest long tailed tits marsh harrier cormorant 31 spoonbill black tailed godwits oycs
December 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @annaaubrey.bsky.social coombe and shipstal .2 peregrine buzzard red kite pintail dunlin curlew redshank wigeon teal Brent geese little egret goldfinch goldcrest long tailed tits marsh harrier cormorant 31 spoonbill black tailed godwits oycs
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Attempt to downlist conservation status of Peregrine Falcons to allow international trade is thwarted at CITES Conference. #CITESCoP20
Good news for Peregrines, but not sure why UK voted to support this proposal!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/04/a...
Good news for Peregrines, but not sure why UK voted to support this proposal!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/04/a...
Attempt to downlist conservation status of Peregrine Falcons (to allow international trade) is thwarted at CITES conference
To the relief of many raptor conservationists, a proposal to downlist the Peregrine Falcon from Appendix 1 to Appendix II of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), which w…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Attempt to downlist conservation status of Peregrine Falcons to allow international trade is thwarted at CITES Conference. #CITESCoP20
Good news for Peregrines, but not sure why UK voted to support this proposal!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/04/a...
Good news for Peregrines, but not sure why UK voted to support this proposal!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/04/a...
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Over £500,000 of public money spent on a doomed attempt to "reintroduce" European hen harriers to the UK.
It seems Natural England will do anything to avoid confronting the landowners, hunters, farmers and game keepers who persecute these birds. They also go to great lengths to avoid transparency.
It seems Natural England will do anything to avoid confronting the landowners, hunters, farmers and game keepers who persecute these birds. They also go to great lengths to avoid transparency.
More detail on Natural England's decision to close its Hen Harrier Southern Reintroduction Project (& a discussion on how much public funding has been wasted on this pointless project).
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/02/m...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/02/m...
More detail on Natural England’s decision to close Hen Harrier Southern Reintroduction Project
Back in September, Natural England announced its decision to end its controversial plan to ‘reintroduce’ Hen Harriers to southern England (see here). The decision was widely welcomed by…
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December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Over £500,000 of public money spent on a doomed attempt to "reintroduce" European hen harriers to the UK.
It seems Natural England will do anything to avoid confronting the landowners, hunters, farmers and game keepers who persecute these birds. They also go to great lengths to avoid transparency.
It seems Natural England will do anything to avoid confronting the landowners, hunters, farmers and game keepers who persecute these birds. They also go to great lengths to avoid transparency.
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And then back home I immediately come across this. Sickening.
Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire.
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Once again, details have only come to light through scrutiny of a spreadsheet - where's the publicity from the Police? This is supposed to be a national wildlife crime priority!
#RaptorResearch
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...
Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire
I’ve blogged recently about a number of illegally-killed Hen Harriers whose deaths have not been publicised by the authorities (Hen Harrier ‘Susie’ who was found dead with gunshot…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
And then back home I immediately come across this. Sickening.
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Goshawk dies from gunshot injuries in Aberdeenshire - Police Scotland appeals for information raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/g...
Goshawk dies from gunshot injuries in Aberdeenshire – Police Scotland appeals for information
Press release from Police Scotland (1 December 2025): APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER BIRD OF PREY SHOT IN ABERDEENSHIRE Officers are appealing for information after a bird of prey was shot in Aberdee…
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December 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Goshawk dies from gunshot injuries in Aberdeenshire - Police Scotland appeals for information raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/g...
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social bright but chilly morning at middlebere nt hide. Fieldfare thrush m harrier sparrowhawk merlin. Shovler plntail teal etc. Avocets blk tailed godwits little egrets distant wte. Curlew snipe @annaaubrey.bsky.social Mark Wright and Debbie.
November 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social bright but chilly morning at middlebere nt hide. Fieldfare thrush m harrier sparrowhawk merlin. Shovler plntail teal etc. Avocets blk tailed godwits little egrets distant wte. Curlew snipe @annaaubrey.bsky.social Mark Wright and Debbie.
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How to train your Dragons! @sueket.bsky.social on Brownsea today. Over 20 Common Darters (and a Southern Hawker seen later!) including pairs still egg laying @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
How to train your Dragons! @sueket.bsky.social on Brownsea today. Over 20 Common Darters (and a Southern Hawker seen later!) including pairs still egg laying @britishdragonflies.bsky.social @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social
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A Narwhal has washed up on the Irish coast for the first time:
Narwhal recorded in Ireland for the first time
A female Narwhal washed ashore on a Co Donegal beach, marking the first confirmed record of this Arctic whale species in Irish waters. Scientists are investigating whether climate change could explain the unprecedented stranding.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A Narwhal has washed up on the Irish coast for the first time:
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Winter has landed with a range of new arrivals settling into the harbour. Our Winter Safari on Wed logged 2 Velvet Scoter, 8 BN Grebe, 1 Slav Grebe, 1 GN Diver, 2 WT Eagle, loads of waders & wildfowl, 18 Spoonbill even a Swallow!
Book Now: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk
📸 Elin Wylie Davies
Book Now: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk
📸 Elin Wylie Davies
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Winter has landed with a range of new arrivals settling into the harbour. Our Winter Safari on Wed logged 2 Velvet Scoter, 8 BN Grebe, 1 Slav Grebe, 1 GN Diver, 2 WT Eagle, loads of waders & wildfowl, 18 Spoonbill even a Swallow!
Book Now: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk
📸 Elin Wylie Davies
Book Now: www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk
📸 Elin Wylie Davies
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In yuk weather . NT MiddleBere - Knot , Grey plovers, avocet , Dunlin, marsh harrier, buzzard . mistle thrush and field fares plus lots of usual suspects .
Then RSPB Shipstal 21 Spoonbill +. Grey but birdy .
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Then RSPB Shipstal 21 Spoonbill +. Grey but birdy .
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
In yuk weather . NT MiddleBere - Knot , Grey plovers, avocet , Dunlin, marsh harrier, buzzard . mistle thrush and field fares plus lots of usual suspects .
Then RSPB Shipstal 21 Spoonbill +. Grey but birdy .
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
Then RSPB Shipstal 21 Spoonbill +. Grey but birdy .
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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A few tickets for tomorrow’s free Poole Quay Birding Walk have come up! 🏡🦆
Free tickets but limited places 10am-12pm. Book below
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/intro-...
Free tickets but limited places 10am-12pm. Book below
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/intro-...
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A few tickets for tomorrow’s free Poole Quay Birding Walk have come up! 🏡🦆
Free tickets but limited places 10am-12pm. Book below
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/intro-...
Free tickets but limited places 10am-12pm. Book below
www.birdsofpooleharbourbookings.co.uk/event/intro-...
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Amazing sky over Lytchett Bay this morning , 2 Marsh Harrier ,Kingfisher and some Wigeon on a high tide ! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Amazing sky over Lytchett Bay this morning , 2 Marsh Harrier ,Kingfisher and some Wigeon on a high tide ! @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social
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The rather mad spectacle of 2 White-tailed Eagle flying around together over Abbotsbury STW with a Red Kite for company! I also saw a WTE earlier this morning flying along the Chesil Beach at Moonfleet. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
The rather mad spectacle of 2 White-tailed Eagle flying around together over Abbotsbury STW with a Red Kite for company! I also saw a WTE earlier this morning flying along the Chesil Beach at Moonfleet. @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @harbourbirds.bsky.social
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Hen Harrier found dead in Northumberland National Park with shotgun damage to satellite tag raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/24/h...
Hen Harrier found dead in Northumberland National Park with shotgun damage to satellite tag
This is a blog about one of those dead Hen Harriers for whom we’ve been waiting over a year for Natural England to confirm the cause of death. A Hen Harrier (photo by Pete Walkden) The young …
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November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Hen Harrier found dead in Northumberland National Park with shotgun damage to satellite tag raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/24/h...
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We've managed to read the BTO ring number of the adult female from this years' live hobby nest camera. EZ92156. Ringed by DRSG in 2019 as a chick at another F.E. site 8.5 miles away. To think she will have travelled at least 50,000 miles migrating alone!
November 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We've managed to read the BTO ring number of the adult female from this years' live hobby nest camera. EZ92156. Ringed by DRSG in 2019 as a chick at another F.E. site 8.5 miles away. To think she will have travelled at least 50,000 miles migrating alone!
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New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn't tell even half the story raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn’t tell even half the story
In spring 2025, news emerged that the GWCT (Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust) was going to be conducting a pilot study to look at the number of non-native gamebirds (Pheasants & Red-legge…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New report on gamebird releases in Cairngorms National Park doesn't tell even half the story raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/21/n...
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Another 'missing' Hen Harrier, this time in the Moorfoot Hills, south of Edinburgh - a well known hotbed of illegal raptor persecution over several decades.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
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Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier ‘Circe’ disappears in suspicious circumstances in Moorfoot Hills, south Scotland
Press release from Hen Harrier Action (20th November 2025) HEN HARRIER ACTION APPEALS FOR INFORMATION AS ANOTHER RARE HEN HARRIER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY KILLED IN SCOTLAND A satellite tag…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Another 'missing' Hen Harrier, this time in the Moorfoot Hills, south of Edinburgh - a well known hotbed of illegal raptor persecution over several decades.
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/20/s...
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/20/s...