Category Archives: Protection
Northern England Raptor Forum Fund Raising for Hen Harrier Satellite Tags
Dan Evans and NERF are auctioning a beautiful piece of artwork to help NERF raise funds to support the RSPB Investigations team purchase Hen Harrier Satellite tags You can read more about the fund raising HERE You can bid on … Continue reading
Hobby Recovery EA12611
We have received notice from the BTO that a Hobby, ringed EA12611. (One of a brood of three we ringed near to Knottingley on the West/North Yorkshire border) on the 24th of July 2020, has been recovered injured and sadly … Continue reading
The Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative
The internal affairs of the Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative are not something we would usually publicly comment on. However, the annual report is being discussed once again and we are in a position where clear evidence of persecution … Continue reading
Goshawk – Ladybower
On the 14th November 2018, we read a report from Derbyshire Constabulary Wildlife Crime Officer We were quite hopeful for a full recovery for this bird, he was bright and alert and there were no signs of external trauma. … Continue reading
Hen Harriers in the Peak District
One of Britain’s most threatened birds, the hen harrier, has bred on the National Trust’s High Peak Moors in the Peak District National Park, for the first time in four years. The four chicks are said to be in a … Continue reading
Peatland for birds conference
Peatland for birds Program pdf Booking can be made online here http://www.ukeconet.org/peatlandsforbirds.html
Ringing Recovery – Peregrine Falcon Orange 3Z
In May 2016, PDRMG were invited by Wakefield Naturalists’ Society to ring the young Peregrine Falcons at the Cathedral in Wakefield. 4 Birds were ringed with BTO metal rings and fitted with Orange Darvic Rings 3Z, 4Z, 5Z and 6Z. Darvic … Continue reading
The North of England Raptor Conference 2016
This year’s North of England Raptor Conference is being hosted by:- The Durham Upland Bird Study Group and The Durham Bird Club and will be held on Saturday 19th November at the Xcel Centre (www.Xcelcentre.com) Aycliffe Business Park, County Durham, … Continue reading
Conference – Raptors, Uplands & Peatlands – Conservation, Land Management & Issues
Friday September 9th & Saturday September 10th 2016 at the Sheffield Showroom & Workstation At the Uplands, Peatlands & Raptors conference, we will address the hugely controversial issues of why Britain has lost its upland hen harriers, and much more besides. This … Continue reading
Just in time for Migration
One of the young Hobbies we ringed at a nest in Cheshire has unfortunately had a collision with a wire fencing close to the nest site, resulting in damage to the soft tissue of the underside of the wing as … Continue reading
Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group 