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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Adam W" data-source="post: 3407273" data-attributes="member: 81080">Seriously? Has the Buzzard population in Northumberland ever been higher? Has there ever been more Ospreys in Northumberland? Even Hen Harriers bred successfully last year and from reading between the lines could well do again this year. Marsh harriers are now a regular sight and have (still do?)bred, Peregrine and Merlin are still a regular sight.Even I know of more than one well known reliable site for Goshawks.I'm of course not suggesting that there isn't an issue with raptor persecution in Northumberland at all but to suggest that all raptors across the entire county are rapidly declining is complete nonsense and does nothing but devalue any valid arguments.</blockquote>