A satellite-tagged Hen Harrier named ‘Pete’ has ‘disappeared’ in Cumbria, according to a Natural England spreadsheet.
Pete was tagged as a nestling in Cumbria in 2021 (Tag #213843). He established a home range in SW Scotland and returned there each spring after wintering in France.
His tag stopped transmitting on 1st May 2025 after returning once again from France, with the last known transmission given at grid ref NY309418.
As usual, I haven’t seen any publicity about the disappearance of this tagged Hen Harrier. His details were quietly added to the Natural England spreadsheet when last updated in October 2025. In the notes section it states, ‘ground search unsuccessful ongoing‘.
I’ll be writing about another tagged Hen Harrier shortly and then I really must update the list of missing/killed Hen Harriers, because it’s been a while…
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