Greg Gilmore

Hen Harrier ‘Susie’, whose chicks were stamped to death in 2022, has been found dead on a North Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries If ever there was an example demonstrating the high level of persecution faced by Hen Harriers on UK grouse moors, the lack of consequences for the offenders, and the lack of justice for the victim…

Hen Harrier Susie, whose chicks were stamped to death on a Yorkshire Dales grouse moor in 2022, has been found dead on a N Pennines grouse moor with gunshot injuries.

18+ months of silence about this crime from the police & Natural England.

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14.11.2025 07:48 — 👍 132    🔁 114    💬 10    📌 19

Very autumnal on the Clumber/thoresby border this morning. c20 crossbill, 11 brambling and a marsh harrier drifting lazily just over the woodland.
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31.10.2025 11:18 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Working nearby so made a quick visit to a blustery Alvecote pools yesterday. Good numbers of waterfowl, albeit nothing of note; 29 shoverlers, 5 wigeon, 3 GWE, 1 goosander (fem), 3 snipe, 4 LG, 3 GG, CC, CW and stonechat pair. What ever happened with Jenny (roy) of alvecote?
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28.10.2025 10:30 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A family trip to the holy island today. I didn't see anything of note, although hawthorn laden bushes harboured good numbers of thrushes.
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21.10.2025 21:42 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Embleton to Craster today. Highlights crossbill and redpoll in off, also ringed med gull and curlew. Dont get enough tree sparrows in notts these days.
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20.10.2025 19:06 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yes sure 👍

20.10.2025 18:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

c40 twite foraging amongst the samphire in a Beaufort 7: Newton Links this afternoon.
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19.10.2025 19:24 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Grey plover

Rt diver

18.10.2025 20:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Goldcrest

Common scoter

Juv Gannett

Ringed plover

Not much actual 'birding' on a family holiday, still enjoyable to pick up the expected. Ross sands: Movements of grey plover, turnstone, sanderling, ringed plover, c scoter, RB merganser, RT diver. Blackbird and redwing in off and goldcrest and tcreeper skulking in the dunes.

18.10.2025 20:49 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0