The Hen Harrier

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction
1 Harriers of the world
2 Identifications and Plumages

Part 1: The Hen Harrier
3 History of the Hen Harrier in Britain and Ireland
4 What kind of predator?
5 The Breeding Cycle: Courtship to Incubation
6 The Breeding Cycle: Hatchling to Fledging
7 Migration to Winter Distribution
8 The Hen Harrier as an Artist’s Bird

Part 2: A Study of the Hen Harrier
Introduction to Part 2
9 The Beginning: the 1950s
10 Watch in the Heather: The First Nest
11 Moorland Nesting: 1960-68
12 Forest Nesting: 1965-75
13 Watch from a Hide
14 Nest Sites
15 Breeding Data
16 Food and Hunting Grounds in the Breeding Area
17 Food and Hunting Grounds: September – April
18 Communal Roosting in Winter
19 The Hen Harrier: A Controversial Bird

Appendix 1: Local names of the Hen Harrier
Appendix 2: Avian Species mentioned in the Text
Appendix 3: Non-avian species mentioned in the text
Appendix 4: Protection Under the Acts of 1954 and 1967

Bibliography
Tables
Acknowledgements
Plates
Index