As you can imagine, it has been a pretty anxious time for us in North Tynedale. There is always the concern that something might happen to our birds as there has been human persecution on the site in recent years. Could something sinister have happened...

Those of you who followed the Skydancer blog over the spring/summer this year will have been familiar with hearing about the exploits of the female hen harrier 74843 or Bowland Betty as she was known to us locally. The reason I've been unable to...

So as promised here is a bit of a run down of what 74843 has been up to over her first year. As you will see, she’s been pretty hard to keep up with recently! As Stephen Murphy, from the Natural England Hen Harrier Recovery Project, will tell you...

What are these harriers up to? Over the last ten years or so, the first egg of the first clutch on the UU estate has usually been laid around the beginning of the second week of April. Last year the first egg was laid on the 13 April, with many other...

Firstly, I think a quick introduction is necessary, just to put you in the picture! My name is Pete Wilson and I’ve had the pleasure of working in the uplands, with hen harriers, for the RSPB, and with a whole range of partners, for the last nine...