What’s happened to the police investigation in to the poisoned Hen Harrier found dead on the edge of a grouse moor in North Yorkshire? In December 2025, I blogged about a Hen Harrier that had been found poisoned on a grouse moor somewhere in North Yorkshire, 11 months earlier in January 2025. Hen Harrier (photo by Pete Walkden) Th…

What's happened to the police investigation in to the poisoned Hen Harrier found dead on the edge of a grouse moor in North Yorkshire?

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime 🌍

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At last
Pair of woodlark . MiddleBere farm track . Yeah .
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@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social 2 cranes flew over Wareham common approx an hour ago heading towards swineham

A Osprey Sighting reported today on Birdguides.
15:03 05/03
Osprey
Norfolk
Blickling
11:30
one flew south-west

Wow! Not what you would have expected to see out of the office window in Southern England a few years ago. Adult White-tailed Eagle and 2 Common Crane circling together over the Piddle Valley late morning @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

Can someone tell Shooting Times that snaring was banned in Wales in 2023 Oh dear. In this week’s edition of Shooting Times, ‘the official weekly journal of BASC’, there’s a three-page article all about trapping, apparently ‘balancing tradit…

Can someone tell Shooting Times that snaring was banned in Wales in 2023.

Another embarrassing blunder...

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@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social lovely selection of birds this morning from just outside my garden

I wonder if there is a collective noun for Dartford Warblers ? Needed one this morning #hydes #rspbsarne Many singing and displaying . Very busy . Historically they were known as Furze Wrens?
Also 20 RB Merganser in MiddleBere channel . Plus +
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A reported Osprey sighting today.
13:13 04/03
Osprey
Brecon
Newbridge-on-Wye
10:00
one flew north along Wye Valley

Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) at gamebird rearing farm in North Yorkshire An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) was confirmed yesterday at a large gamebird rearing farm in North Yorkshire. A 3km Protection Zone and a 10km Surveillance Zone have been…

Outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) at large gamebird rearing farm in North Yorkshire ☠️

New blog ⬇️

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Today we’re at the Houses of Parliament with fellow animal welfare charities urging MPs to Get Their ACT Together and finalise the Animals (Low Welfare Activities Abroad) Act.

That's lovely to hear glad you had a good day lovely weather at last.

Red rumped swallow still showing well from bridge across the Wey 11 .21 @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

Now and the next 4 weeks are the very best time of year to find Willow Tits, which are paired and defending territories. They're at their most vocal and obvious until the leaves come out. Report all certain sightings to county recorder and @birdtrack.bsky.social to help monitor remaining populations

Great to be out maintaining our Osprey platforms and cameras around the harbour this AM in perfect conditions. Fingers crossed for plenty of sightings and who knows, maybe some of our youngsters from previous years taking an interest…

Hydes Heath #rspbarne this morning . 2 mistle thrush cp, crossbills in dead tree just in front of me 🙏 , buzzards, kestrel, ravens,6 Dartford W despite wind,Sparrowhawk, meadowpips,Siskin,Goldcrest +, a lovely hour .
@harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social and then it rained !!

Rain at start of WeBS inland Lower Frome then sunshine . Could not get onto ground for water but Marsh Harrier, Little grebe, shoveler , lapwing , heron, shelduck , gadwall , buzzard , coot, blackcap
and more . Enjoyable after reluctance !
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Pop-up Watches: Holes Bay

Free Holes Bay Pop-up Watch tomorrow morning 9am-12pm.
We’ll be set up with telescopes and binoculars hoping to see some of the recent highlights
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Help Stop the Criminal Killing of Birds of Prey Despite more than 70 years of full legal protection, raptor persecution remains a serious and persistent wildlife crime. The Yorkshire Dales is one of the UK’s worst-affected areas, with 152 confirmed...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Help Stop the Criminal Killing of Birds of Prey. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/he...

Wessex Stone-curlew Project Officer We are looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic individual with skills in farmland wildlife surveys (preferably Stone-curlew) to join our team conserving this RSPB Priority Species. The ideal ...

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Up on Hydes Heath #rspbarne red kite,Marsh harrier, merlin and peg all having a bit of a chase round together ! Tumbling raven , plenty of xbill activity & very good views of dartfords. Male goldeneye in wareham channel @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social @rspbengland.bsky.social

Watched this Merlin preening for ages and eventually left him to it !
From Soldiers road lunchtime. Awful picture 🫣
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Sooo glad you saw some

Thank you how are you

Oooh looking forward to seeing yours 😂😂🫣🫣

Thank yo do you have a good weekend ?

@dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social great to be back out again after a long break. Lodmoor raven marsh harrier lapwings golden plover teal shelduck shoveler cormorant black headed gulls little egret swan etc

@bsky.app thanks to your support team all issues resolved

It's more of the same. Nothing changes, despite requests for it to do so. Pathetic. @snp.org