British birds of prey 'at risk' Hen harriers are an endangered species according to conservationists. Illegal shooting is threatening the survival of Britain's bird of prey population, the Royal ...

A Leucistic Buzzard, an extremely rare bird of prey, has been spotted swooping through the skies near Southampton in ...

All birds of prey are protected by law, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. ... “For decades, the RSPB has investigated hundreds of cases of illegal bird of prey persecution in the UK.

A healthy osprey chick has hatched in a camera-monitored nest in Northumberland’s Kielder Forest, marking a significant ...

Once a rare sight in the UK, the buzzard is now our most common bird of prey, often seen soaring high above open fields or perched on fence posts, scanning for prey. “They’re quite a large ...

Hopes for British birds of prey rose today after moorland estates across the North of England reported an encouraging number of hen harrier nests on their land. The hen harrier is endangered.

Birds of prey are being illegally shot, trapped and poisoned in near-record numbers across the UK, but particularly in England, with over two thirds of the confirmed killings in connection to land ...

Britain’s largest bird of prey has returned to the English skies for the first time in 240 years. White-tailed eagles, which have a wing span up to 2.5 metres, were once a common sight across ...

People in a Welsh county are being warned to "remain vigilant" after bird flu was detected in seabirds along a stretch of ...

The RSPB says 1,344 birds of prey, including golden eagles, were illegally killed in the UK between 2009 and 2023 More than 1,300 protected birds of prey – from hen harriers to golden eagles ...