More hen harriers killed in UK during 2023 than in any other year, RSPB says

Report also finds at least 1,344 individual birds of prey were persecuted in the UK between 2009 and 2023

More hen harriers were killed in 2023 than in any other year on record, a report has found.

The RSPB’s Birdcrime report also found that at least 1,344 individual birds of prey were persecuted in the UK between 2009 and 2023, and that 75% of people convicted of offences related to the persecution of birds of prey in that period were connected to the gamebird shooting industry.