Huge Female Juvenile snatching pigeon of smaller Male Juvenile at the Towers today.

Mum drops off a Pigeon for her two Juveniles… Opticron #peregrinefalcons #birdwatching

Peregrine the best of my walking-to-work birding this week - on Woodhouse Moor. Could be Leeds Uni Peregrines Z74, but not clear on photos. As pleased with a recently-fledged Goldcrest. Regular through winter but only the 2nd July record. 29 spp for the week. #urbanbirding #Leeds

Is the Moorland Association already trying to sabotage the police's new National Hen Harrier Taskforce? New blog 👇👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/07/17/is-…

Nine new ducklings on rsp University of Leeds Sustainability

Four month suspended sentence and €61,301 fine (to be paid to nature protection associations) for the killer of a White-tailed Eagle in France! The UK needs to revisit penalties for wildlife crimes (of any sort).

Our Committee Member Chris Greenwood is due on Radio Sheffield in the next 15 minutes or so talking to Paulette about our Sheffield Peregrines BBC Sheffield Sheffield Uni News and Views

2.6m birds are poached annually in Lebanon! 😡💢 The Guardian exposes this horrific trend using BirdLife’s data. Misinformation, cruel “traditions”, and societal normalisation fuel this bloodbath, and social media is just the bloody cherry on top. It is estimated that 327 bird

Moorland Association booted off the Raptor Persecution Priority Delivery Group (RPPDG) after appearing to sabotage police efforts to tackle hen harrier persecution on English grouse moors. Excellent news! Details 👇👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/07/23/moo…

Hen Harrier breeding success continues on community-owned Tarras Valley Nature Reserve. You know, the place the Scottish Gamekeepers Chair told a Parliamentary Committee was "a species desert" & "there is nothing there at all". New blog 👇👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/07/25/hen…

An incredible, rare wild encounter unfolded in the city last night🌙 A Peregrine Falcon caught two #TyneKittiwakes on a Baltic nesting ledge - at NIGHT! This is an outstanding example of urban predation. But why? Let's unpack this🧵1/6 📸DurhamWildlifeTrust Kittiwake Cam |July '24

Police call out the Moorland Association for "wasting time & distracting from the real work" of the Hen Harrier Taskforce. Bravo to that police officer! Details in blog 👇👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/08/01/pol…

Criminal investigations into deaths of two Hen Harriers - one in Northumberland, one in Devon. Are new DEFRA Ministers Mary Creagh MP for Coventry East Sue Hayman going to stand up to the raptor killers? No vested interests with these ministers... Details 👇👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/08/02/cri…

Peregrine Falcon 7.H at the University of Leeds in the golden hour. Leeds Uni Peregrines University of Leeds Sustainability #peregrine

Sparrowhawk shot in Chesterfield - Derbyshire Police appeal for information. Believed to have been shot with an air rifle, the sparrowhawk didn't survive its injuries. Details 👇👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/08/03/spa…

Who has 7.H spotted and flown over to greet? Had to sprint down the street to get a shot… ZX4 is back in town 😍 @uolperegrine University of Leeds Sustainability #peregrine

The Inglorious 12th - the start of the grouse shooting season is approaching. It's one of the few issues that brings animal welfare, climate change, nature conservation and law enforcement together so clearly. Nine years since this book was published and there has been progress

‘We cannot let people get away with killing amazing and iconic birds’ This #ActionForWildlifeDay2024, help us end the horror of raptor persecution. Watch the video - youtu.be/oAyv2BKpb1E?si… and please donate if you can rspb.org.uk/stop-the-killi…

Hen harrier brood meddling sham - confirmation that grouse moor owners have disengaged this year. Why might that be & what happens next? Commentary in new blog 👇👇 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2024/09/05/hen…