The hen harrier is one of Englands rarest and most spectacular birds of prey. It breeds on heather moorland in uplands across the UK and in a range of upland and lowland habitats across Europe.
Natural England is working with a range of organisations to conserve hen harriers - see the joint action plan for details. This work contributes to Action 1: Monitoring of populations in England and UK.
Updates to this page
Published 18 September 2017 Last updated 6 September 2024 +show all updates
Added the tracking update for August 2024.
Added the tracking update for April 2024.
Added December 2023 tracking update.
Added September 2023 tracking update.
Added May 2023 tracking update.
Added February 2023 tracking update.
Added August 2022 tracking update.
March 2022 update now available.
November 2021 update now available.
July 2021 update for hen harrier tagging data published.
April 2021 update for hen harrier tagging data published.
January 2021 update for hen harrier tagging data published.
September 2020 update for hen harrier tagging data published.
November 2019 update and spreadsheet added.
Hen harrier tag update September 2019 added.
Corrected date of last contact for 2 hen harriers on January 2019 spreadsheet. Date for 161962 amended due to transposition error. Date for 34343 amended as static signal transmitted.
Update with details of birds tagged last summer and those tagged earlier that are still alive or been lost.
