FIRECREST TOURS : Guided Birdwatching & Wildlife Days

From East Anglian Daily Times (26 Feb 2018) INVESTIGATION AFTER AT LEAST ONE BUZZARD FOUND DEAD IN SUFFOLK WOODLAND Police are investigating the shooting of at least one Common buzzard – a legally protected bird of prey – that was found dead in a Suffolk wood. Two buzzard corpses were reported to Suffolk Constabulary’s wildlife […] Read in full at Raptor Persecution UK http://ift.tt/2owJLO8

Press release from North Yorkshire Police: APPEAL FOR INFORMATION AFTER SPARROWHAWK FOUND SHOT NEAR KNARESBOROUGH Police are appealing for information after a sparrowhawk was found shot near Knaresborough. The dead female sparrowhawk was found by a member of the public north of the village of Nidd, between Knaresborough and Ripley, with a fresh, bloodied injury, […] Read in full at Raptor Persecution UK http://ift.tt/2GTy374

A grouse moor gamekeeper appeared at Lancaster Magistrates Court this morning to face a series of charges linked to alleged wildlife crime. Timothy David Cowin, 44, is alleged to have shot two protected short-eared owls in April 2017 at Whernside, Cumbria in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. It is further alleged he was in possession […] Read in full at Raptor Persecution UK http://ift.tt/2EYBRrb

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Press release from Edinburgh Green Party: Edinburgh Green councillors have called on the City Council to take action following the suspicious disappearance of Fred the Golden Eagle from the Pentlands in January. The council’s environment committee will consider a motion on Thursday 1 March from Green councillor Chas Booth to raise the issue with the Scottish […] Read in full at Raptor Persecution UK http://ift.tt/2EQXysP

Ten days ago we published a video about the highly suspicious disappearance of Fred, one of our satellite-tagged golden eagles. The video included a number of interviews that had to be edited due to time contraints in the original film. One of those interviews was Chris Packham talking with Ian Thomson (Head of Investigations, RSPB Scoland) about […] Read in full at Raptor Persecution UK http://ift.tt/2GIPCGM

From ITV News: A buzzard which was found illegally shot near Powys has prompted concern by the RSPB and police. The bird was found dead on the ground by a walker near Llanrhaeadr-ym-mochnant on 10 February, and it was reported to the police. The bird was X-rayed by a local vet and found to contain […] Read in full at Raptor Persecution UK http://ift.tt/2sLdlnm