The Hen Harrier

by Donald Watson

  Greenfinch Chloris chloris

  Grouse, Black Lyrurus tetrix

  Grouse, Red Lagopus lagopus

  Gull, Great Black-backed Larus marinus

  Gull, Black-headed Larus ridibundus

  Gull, Common Larus canus

  Gull, Herring Larus argentatus

  Gull, Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus

  Harrier, African Marsh Circus ranivorus

  Harrier, Australasian Circus aeruginosus approximans

  Harrier, Black Circus maurus

  Harrier, Cinereous Circus cinereus

  Harrier, Hen Circus cyaneus

  Harrier, Long-winged Circus buffoni

  Harrier, Marsh Circus aeruginosus

  Harrier, Montagu’s Circus pygargus

  Harrier, Pallid Circus macrourus

  Harrier, Pied Circus melanoleucus

  Harrier, Spotted Circus assimilis

  Hawk, Marsh (North American Hen Harrier) Circus cyaneus hudsonius

  Heron, Grey Ardea cinerea

  Hobby Falco subbuteo

  Hoopoe Upupa epops

  Jay Garrulus glanarius

  Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

  Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

  Kite, Red Milvus milvus

  Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

  Lark, Crested Galerida cristata

  Lark, Horned Eremophila alpestris

  Linnet Acanthis cannabina

  Mallard Anas platyrhynchus

  Martin, Purple Progne subis

  Merlin Falco columbarius

  Moorhen Gallinula chloropus

  Osprey Pandion haliaetus

  Ouzel, Ring Turdus torquatus

  Owl, Barn Tyto alba

  Owl, Eagle Bubo bubo

  Owl, Short-eared Asio flammeus

  Owl, Tawny Strix aluco

  Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralogus

  Partridge Perdix perdix

  Peregrine Falco peregrinus

  Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

  Pigeon, Wood Columba palumbus

  Pipit, Meadow Anthus pratensis

  Pipit, Tree Anthus trivialis

  Plover, Golden Pluvialis apricaria

  Plover, Ringed Charadrius hiaticula

  Prairie chicken Tympanuchus cupido

  Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus

  Raven Corvus corax

  Redpoll Acanthis flammea

  Redshank Tringa totanus

  Redwing Turdus iliacus

  Robin Erithacus rubecula

  Rook Corvus frugilegus

  Sandpiper, Common Tringa hypoleucus

  Sandpiper, Wood Tringa glareola

  Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis

  Shrike, Great Grey Lanius excubitor

  Shrike, Woodchat Lanius senator

  Siskin Carduelis spinus

  Skylark Alauda arvensis

  Snipe Gallinago gallinago

  Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

  Sparrow, House Passer domesticus

  Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  Stonechat Saxicola torquata

  Swallow Hirundo rusticus

  Swan, Whooper Cygnus cygnus

  Swift Apus apus

  Teal Anas crecca

  Thrush, Mistle Turdus viscivorus

  Thrush, Song Turdus philomelus

  Tit, Coal Parus ater

  Tree Creeper Certhia familiaris

  Twite A canthis flavirostris

  Vulture, Turkey Cathartes aura

  Wagtail, Pied Motacilla alba

  Warbler, Grasshopper Locustella naevia

  Warbler, Willow Phylloscopus trochilus

  Water Rail Rallus aquaticus

  Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

  Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

  Whitethroat Sylvia

  communis

  Wigeon Anas penelope

  Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

  Woodpecker, Green Picus viridis

  Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

  Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella

  APPENDIX 3

  Non-Avian Species

  Mentioned in the Text

  Adder (Viper) Vipera berus

  Beetles, Click (Elaterids)

  Campylus lineatus

  Colymbites cupreus:

  Beetles, Dor Geotrupes sylvaticus: geotrupes stercorarius

  Beetle, Great Water Dytiscus marginalis

  Beetles, Ground Carabus catenulatus: Carabus pterostichus

  Beetles, Weevils Otiorrhynchus

  Birch Salix sp.

  Bog Cotton, Cotton Grass Eriophorum angustifolium

  Bog Myrtle Myrica gale

  Bog-rush Schoenus nigricans

  Bracken Pteridium aquilinum

  Broom Sarothamnus scoparius

  Butterfly, Peacock Nymphalis io

  Butterfly, Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops

  Crayfish Nephrops sp.

  Deer Grass Scirpus cespitosus

  Deer, Red Cervus elaphus

  Deer, Roe Capreolus capreolus

  Flying Fish Exocoetus volitans

  Fox Vulpes vulpes

  Foxglove Digitalis purpurea

  Frog Rana temporaria

  Hare, Brown Lepus europaeus

  Hare, Mountain Lepus timidus

  Hare, Leveret (young Hare) Lepus sp.

  Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna

  Heather sp. Calluna vulgaris: Erica sp.

  Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus

  Juniper Juniperus communis

  Larch Larix sp.

  Lemming (Norway) Lemnus lemnus

  Lizard Lacerta sp.

  Marram Grass Ammophila arenaria

  Meadow Sweet Filipendula ulmaria

  Mole Talpa europaea

  Moss, Sphagnum Sphagnum sp.

  Moth, Emperor Saturnia pavonia

  Mouse, Meadow Microtus pennsylvanicus

  Mouse, Wood Apodemus sylvaticus

  Pine, Lodgepole Pinus contorta

  Purple Moorgrass Molinia caerulea

  Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus

  Rat, Brown Rattus norvegicus

  Rhododendron sp. Rhododendron sp.

  Rowan Sorbus aucuparia

  Sea Buckthorn Hippophaë rhamnoides

  Shrew, Pygmy Sorex minutus

  Shrew, sp Sorex sp.

  Skunk Mephitis sp.

  Slow-worm Auguis fragilis

  Spruce Picea sp.

  Squirrel, Ground Citellus sp.

  Stoat Mustula erminea

  Thistle sp. Carduus sp.

  Vole, Mountain or Northern Microtus oeconomus or Microtus ratticeps

  Vole, Orkney Microtus arvalis orcadensis

  Vole, Short-tailed Field Microtus agrestis

  Vole, Water Arvicola amphibius

  Whin, Gorse Ulex europaeus

  Willow, Creeping Salix repens

  Willow Salix sp.

  Woodrush Luzula sp.

  APPENDIX 4

  Protection Under the Acts of 1954 and 1967

  Degrees of Protection afforded to Predatory Birds (dealt with in the bookl Predatory Birds in Britain), by the Protection of Birds Acts 1954 and 1967 an subsequent amending orders: see S.I. 1970 No. 678 and No. 716 (S.53).

  Ordinary Protection

  Special Protection First Schedule of Act

  Not Protected (may be killed or taken only by authorised persons): Second Schedule of Act

  Buzzard

  Goosander (England and Wales only)

  Great Crested Grebe

  Gull, Black-headed

  Gull, Common

  Heron

  Kestrel

  Merganser (Red-breasted) (England and Wales only)

  Owl, Little

  Owl, Long-eared

  Owl, Short-eared

  Owl, Tawny

  Raven (except in Argyll and Skye where it is on Schedule 2)

  Skua, Arctic

  Skua, Great

  Tern, Common

  Bittern

  Buzzard, Honey

  Diver (all species)

  Eagle, Golden
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  Harrier (all species)

  Hobby

  Kingfisher

  Kite

  Merlin

  Osprey

  Owl, Barn

  Peregrine

  Sparrowhawk

  Cormorant

  Crow, Carrion

  Crow, Hooded

  Goosander (Scotland only)

  Gull, Great Black-backed

  Gull, Lesser Black-backed

  Gull, Herring

  Jackdaw

  Jay

  Magpie

  Merganser, Red-breasted (Scotland only)

  Rook

  Shag

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