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Trio of threatened breeding birds of prey vanish

11 May 2015 Comments News and comment Three nesting male Hen Harriers have vanished in Lancashire in as many weeks in unexplained circumstances. Lancashire Police and the RSPB are appealing for any information that could uncover their fate; the RSPB is also putting up a Â£10,000 reward f...

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01 December 2009 Comments News and comment The illegal persecution of Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus rarely attracts mainstream media coverage – but it was national news at the end of October! Two Hen Harriers were shot on the edge of the Sandringham estate in Norfolk and police interviewed Prin...

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01 December 2004 Comments News and comment Plunge-diving by gannets Morus is one of the most spectacular examples of specialist feeding by birds. Dives may commence from 30 m above, and reach depths of 30 m below, the water surface. To improve our understanding of the biomechanics of plunge-diving...

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01 June 2001 Comments BBRC News Night Heron, American Wigeon and Rosy Starling to be removed from BBRC list ...

Habitat and diet of male and female Hen Harriers in Scotland in winter

01 December 1980 Comments BBRC News ...

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Trio of threatened breeding birds of prey vanish

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Habitat and diet of male and female Hen Harriers in Scotland in winter

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