Yes, Henry is in the Forest of Bowland – the so-called stronghold for Hen Harriers in England. Henry was pretty brave to show up here as three male Hen Harriers have disappeared from active nests in this area this season. There may be lonely ringtails around, but are the risks worth taking Henry? It was…
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Howzat!
You might see some coverage in the papers today that has been generated by a press release from You Forgot the Birds – but probably not much coverage. You’ll remember that these are the people, ‘led’ by Sir Ian Botham, who tried to give the RSPB a hard time last autumn and succeeded in stiffening…
Have You Seen Henry
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What a glorious day! Here Henry is relaxing in the sunshine somewhere in the north of England. A car drove past and didn’t give Henry a glance! But this general area is a place where everyone ought to be looking out for Hen Harriers. And there are nowhere near as many of them as there…
Henry occupies the butts
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Henry is looking forward to Hen Harrier Day on 9 August. He keeps coming up with good ideas about it. Birders Against Wildlife Crime are working away to organise at least one event, and other people want to do their own thing too. If you were in Buxton on the evening of 8 August there…
Henry in Dentdale
Dentdale is very pretty and Henry really wanted to go into the Sportsman’s Inn to have a chat about grouse shooting. I managed to distract him and we looked for Dippers on the beck outside instead. In Dent itself Henry asked me about the GWCT and their boss Teresa Dent. I told him that the…
Henry is welcome?
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Swinton Park, down the road from yesterday’s Henry photo near the spot where Hen Harrier Bowland Betty was found dead, looks a swanky place. I wonder whether grouse is on the menu there? Would Henry be welcome? The Dorchester Grill does not serve grouse, they tell me. Not many replies, so far, from other restaurants…
Henry in the Dales
Henry looks sad near the place where Bowland Betty, a young satellite-tagged Hen Harrier, was found dead in 2012. ‘So, these are the Yorkshire Dales’ said Henry. See here for more of the story. #HaveYouSeenHenry?
Stop meddling! says Henry
Henry used to be quite a fan of the Hawk and Owl Trust but when he heard they were siding with grouse shooters, and were in favour of meddling with any chicks he might produce, Henry went a bit cold on them. He wasn’t the only one. Henry says that the Hawk and Owl Trust…
The ‘most Guardian of candidates’ – vote Hen Harrier
On the day after we learned of the ‘disappearance’ of three adult Hen Harriers in an area of Lancashire moorland (with large areas of grouse moor), it is time to send the next government a clear signal that wildlife crime must stop. On this election day you can have another vote, until midnight, for Britain’s…
Occupying the butts
Henry took this photo of me in the North York Moors. Have you got some grouse butts near you where you could be photographed? ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ That was as far as I’d got with writing this blog when the news of three missing adult male Hen Harriers from active nests in the Forest of Bowland came…