Birds of prey |
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Former status | Current status |
Buzzard | |
SOURCE: RSPB | |
Eradicated from eastern parts of Britain | Increasing in numbers and range |
Golden eagle |
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Eradicated from all of UK except Scotland | Population stable, but still absent from much of former range |
Goshawk |
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Eradicated from UK | Accidentally reintroduced, now spreading but still persecuted |
Hen harrier |
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Eradicated from almost all of Britain | Declining, nesting in Scotland, Wales, NI and a few in England |
Honey buzzard |
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Completely eradicated? | Probably stable in small pockets of Britain |
Hobby |
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Widespread in SE England | Doing well, increasing and spreading |
Kestrel |
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Reasonably widespread | Moderately declining, reasons unknown |
Marsh harrier |
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Eradicated | Increasing from virtually no birds in 1971 |
Merlin |
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Reasonably widespread in upland Britain | Status uncertain, possibly declining |
Montagu’s harrier |
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Always restricted in range in Britain | Always scarce |
Osprey |
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Completely eradicated | Increasing and spreading but still not recovered |
Peregrine |
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Wiped out from much of Britain | Increasing and spreading, now found in most parts of Britain |
Red kite |
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Eradicated from England, Scotland and NI | Recovering in all parts of UK, some areas more than others |
Sparrowhawk |
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Population reduced through persecution | Recently recovered but now decreasing once more |
White-tailed eagle |
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Completely eradicated | Reintroduced to Scotland where it is recovering, still absent from England and Wales |