Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus): ACCIPITRIDAE: hen harrier
Circus cyaneus (Linnaeus): ACCIPITRIDAE: hen harrier
Hen harriers are rare winter visitors to Devon, but this bird was shot by game keeper Ernest Isles at Morchard Bishop, mid-Devon, in 1923. It remains the most persecuted of birds since it is seen as a threat to grouse numbers on shooting estates. - -