Successful breeding season for Hen Harriers on Leadhills (1 Viewer)

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^monet^

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• Aug 6, 2017

• #1

I read recently that 9 Hen Harrier nests had fledged at least 30 young this year on Leadhills Estate, Lanarkshire.

 

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Gordon

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• Aug 6, 2017

• #2

Do you have a link for that info?

 

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trw

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• Aug 6, 2017

• #3

^monet^ said:

I read recently that 9 Hen Harrier nests had fledged at least 30 young this year on Leadhills Estate, Lanarkshire.

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Great to hear some positive news about Hen Harriers for a change.

 

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al woodcock

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• Aug 6, 2017

• #4

I take it you read it on the notorious Andy Richardson's Facebook page? I'd tread with extreme caution. The story goes that Scottish Natural Heritage were aware of them nesting and kept the locations secret. Richardson has a grudge against SNH, so he's gone public about it out of spite. It could be true, and great news of it is, but before getting too optimistic, remember they are on a grouse moor, and will travel over other moors, where their fate lies in the hands of criminals. I don't want to sound too gloomy, though.

 

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^monet^

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• Aug 8, 2017

• #5

Ian Thomson of the RSPB has confirmed (in a private message) that there were indeed around 9 nests and that a good number were successful. He suggests that this was due to it being a good year for voles.

 

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al woodcock

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• Aug 8, 2017

• #6

So, it's still a rumour. It's not been reported anywhere other than on Richardson's FB page. Still awaiting official confirmation.

 

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^monet^

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• Aug 8, 2017

• #7

Here ya go al. ask him yourself https://www.facebook.com/ianmthomson?fref=search

 

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^monet^

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• Aug 28, 2017

• #8

An email from SNH stated "Many thanks for your email. Reports on nesting records of hen harriers in Scotland are currently being collated by the Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme. But we are indeed pleased to report that a relatively high number of hen harries have nested successfully in the Leadhills area."

 

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silver prince

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• Aug 30, 2017

• #9

have they been satellite taged,so we know when they are shot.

 

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al woodcock

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• Aug 31, 2017

• #10

^monet^ said:

An email from SNH stated "Many thanks for your email. Reports on nesting records of hen harriers in Scotland are currently being collated by the Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme. But we are indeed pleased to report that a relatively high number of hen harries have nested successfully in the Leadhills area."

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Wonderful news. 'Raptor Persecution Scotland' have just confirmed this, too, and have stated that they have successfully been nesting there since grouse shooting stopped on the Leadhills Estate, surprise, surprise.

 

John Cantelo

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• Aug 31, 2017

• #11

al woodcock said:

.... they have successfully been nesting there since grouse shooting stopped on the Leadhills Estate, surprise, surprise.

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A fact which, oddly enough, the pro-grouse shooting lobbyists entirely forgot to mention ....

 

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^monet^

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• Dec 1, 2017

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It was recently brought to my attention that although Leadhills has not had any grouse shooting this season, it is still keepered - with predator control. It will be resuming grouse shooting next year.