harrier

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Dingwall later admitted offences linked to an attempt to kill a protected hen harrier and was ordered to pay a fine of £1,520.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

"There's a jay ... That's a bluethroat ... Do you see the hen harrier? We're lucky," the 37-year-old photographer told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

More vegetation along the wetlands means better nesting for mallards, northern harrier hawks and other species.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2023

“The harrier has landed,” exclaimed a volunteer on a Sunday bird walk at the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2019

She at length found her way to the dead hen harrier, as it lay on a slab of flagstone.

From The Pilots of Pomona by Leighton, Robert