The Kerry Birding blog in Ireland (see here) is reporting that a hen harrier has been shot at a winter roost site. There’s no further information about whether the bird survived.
The author emphasises the importance of confidentiality in relation to known raptor sites and especially hen harrier winter roosts. It’s not just at their nest sites where this species is vulnerable; winter roosts are known to be targeted by armed criminals intent on wiping out hen harriers, and this happens in England and Scotland too, not just in Ireland.
Press release from BirdWatch Ireland here
Raptor Persecution UK 