As regular CFZ-watchers will know, for some time Corinna has been doing a column for Animals & Men and a regular segment on On The Track... particularly about out-of-place birds and rare vagrants. There seem to be more and more bird stories from all over the world hitting the news these days so, to make room for them all - and to give them all equal and worthy coverage - she has set up this new blog to cover all things feathery and Fortean.

Monday, 6 May 2019

RSPB launches North Yorkshire bird hotline to protect threatened hen harrier from persecution


Published: 12:57Monday 01 April 2019
A telephone hotline has been set up to report sightings in North Yorkshire of a bird that is threatened with extinction.
The RSPB hopes that by doing so, they will be able to act on information from people who spend time on remote hills and moorlands and protect the breeding sites of hen harriers.
Conservationists believe there is enough suitable habitat in England for around 300 pairs of breeding hen harriers, but only nine successful nests were recorded nationally last year - none of which were in North Yorkshire.
The RSPB claims that hen harriers are teetering on the verge of extinction in England because they are being illegally killed for predating on red grouse, populations of which are needed for driven grouse shooting.
Amanda Miller, the charity’s conservation manager for northern England, said: “We are asking farmers, wildlife watchers, walkers, fell runners, mountain bikers and anyone else who spends a lot of time in the hills of North Yorkshire to keep an eye out for hen harriers and let us know if they see one.
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