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Montagu’s Harrier, UK’s rarest breeding raptor, nests successfully in England for second year in a row
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (314+ words) Press release from RSPB (24 August 2026) THE UK’S RAREST BREEDING BIRD RAISES CHICKS AT SECRET LOCATION FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING The UK’s rarest breeding bird of prey, the Montagu’s Harrier, has nested for the second year running this summer at…...
New documentary now available about Edradynate Estate gamekeeper David Campbell’s conviction for murder – Raptor Persecution UK
1+ week, 5+ day ago (217+ words) New documentary now available about Edradynate Estate gamekeeper David Campbell’s conviction for murder Raptor Persecution UK A couple of weeks ago I blogged about a forthcoming BBC documentary about the recent murder trial of retired Scottish head gamekeeper David Campbell,…...
Raeshaw Estate seeks judicial review of General Licence restriction relating to Golden Eagle Merrick being ‘shot & killed’
1+ week, 5+ day ago (387+ words) In February this year, NatureScot imposed a three-year General Licence restriction on Raeshaw Estate, a grouse-shooting estate in the Scottish Borders believed to be under the management of ‘grouse guru’ sporting agent Mark Osborne. The General Licence restriction related to…...
General Licence restrictions imposed on two Scottish shooting estates after evidence of raptor persecution – Milton of Drimmie (Perthshire) & Invermark Estate (Angus Glens)
2+ week, 2+ day ago (662+ words) NatureScot has today announced a three-year General Licence restriction on two shooting estates: Milton of Drimmie Estate, near Blairgowrie, Perthshire, and Invermark Estate in the Angus Glens. The Milton of Drimmie restriction relates to the conviction earlier this year of…...
Another young satellite-tagged Golden Eagle from south Scotland translocation project found injured with 17 shotgun pellets embedded in wings & body
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (523+ words) Press release from Police Scotland (26 June 2026), followed by my commentary: POLICE APPEAL AFTER SQUEAGLE THE GOLDEN EAGLE FOUND WITH SHOTGUN INJURIES Police Scotland is appealing for information after a golden eagle was found to have been shot. Squeagle, a four-year-old…...
Golden Eagle dies of natural causes – gamekeepers seem to want credit for not killing it
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (304+ words) I received a bizarre press release on Monday, issued by the charity, Restoring Upland Nature (RUN – a project developed from the South Scotland Golden Eagle Project). The press release was providing ‘news’ of a young satellite-tagged Golden Eagle named Percy,…...
More news on the satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle that ‘disappeared’ on a grouse shooting estate in the North York Moors National Park – Raptor Persecution UK
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (497+ words) On Monday the news broke that a young satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagle had ‘disappeared’ in suspicious circumstances on a grouse shooting estate in the North York Moors National Park (see here). I was critical of the vague appeal for information issued…...
Catching the people illegally killing Britain’s birds of prey – BBC film goes behind the scenes with RSPB Investigations team
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (192+ words) Following on from the publication of the RSPB’s latest report on the illegal killing of birds of prey in the UK (Patterns of Persecution, published last week), the BBC has released an eight minute film documenting the issue. The BBC’s…...
UK legislation continues to fail birds of prey as widespread illegal killing continues – new report from RSPB
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (460+ words) Press release from the RSPB (27 May 2026) UK LEGISLATION CONTINUES TO FAIL BIRDS OF PREY AS WIDESPREAD ILLEGAL KILLING CONTINUES Although all birds of prey have been protected under UK laws for over 60 years, a new RSPB report, Patterns of Persecution…...
Bird of prey persecution in UK still widespread, says RSPB
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (329+ words) In anticipation of a new RSPB report, due out tomorrow, documenting the ongoing illegal killing of birds of prey in the UK, the BBC News website has an article this morning, stating Britain’s protected birds of prey are still being…...