Hen Harrier

Recent sightings of Hen Harrier

Date	Species	Site	Count	Observer
06/09/21	Hen Harrier	Compton Downs	1	E Charlson
12:33	m.
05/09/21	Hen Harrier	Compton Downs	1	M J Dear
14:35	Male. Usual field resting and preening on ground.
04/09/21	Hen Harrier	Compton	1	D Reynolds
15:40	male. Same place, spending some time on the ground. With DM, NM and DC.
03/09/21	Hen Harrier	Compton Downs	1	B T Bennett
18:00	male. First seen on the ground at 6pm until 7:30pm when it flew around the field and dropped into long grass to roost at SU513817. SU517816.
03/09/21	Hen Harrier	Compton Downs	1	C McEwan
11:40	male. Chased off a Red Kite. SU5181.
02/09/21	Hen Harrier	Compton Downs	1	L Ellams
19:35	m. Same field, decent, but very brief view. Spotted from view point between gaps in trees along Churn Road. Disappeared below ridge and then unable to relocate with evening light fading quickly.
02/09/21	Hen Harrier	Compton Downs	1	A B Tomczynski
11:30	male. Usual field. Skirmish with Red Kite.
01/09/21	Hen Harrier	Compton	1	R C Watts
11:55	Same area as yesterday off Churn Road viewed from the Ridge Way.
31/08/21	Hen Harrier	Compton Downs	1	R Parsons
16:35	m. NW corner of the field east of Churn rd Also 2 Whinchat on fence posts by gallops just N of ridgeway, 2 Wheatear and 8+ Yellow Wagtails.
30/08/21	Hen Harrier	Compton	1	A B Tomczynski
16:00	male. Watched from public footpath to east of field it frequents as it quartered field and then preening itself on the ground in middle of field at south end.

Year	Details
2020	Bury Down, 20th November. *
2020	Farnborough, 18th October to 20th December. *
2020	Palmer Park, Reading, 7th May. *
2020	Bury Down, 12th February. *
2020	Roden Downs, 2nd-5th January. *
2019	Lambourn, ringtail, 13th-19th November. *
2019	Aldworth, 10th November to 30th December. *
2019	Lambourn Downs, 6th-26th February. *
2019	Bury Down, 28th January. *
2019	Combe Hill, 8th January. *
2018	Brightwalton Common, 23rd December. *
2018	Lambourn, 4th December. *
2018	Eastbury Down, 22nd October to 13th December. *
2018	Burghfield GPs, 12th April. *
2018	Combe Wood, 6th March. *
2018	Bury Down, 16th February. *
2018	East Garston Down, 7th January. *
2017	Wishmoor Bottom, 3rd October. *
2017	Bury Down, 10th April. *
2017	Silwood Park, 8th-10th April. *
2017	Lambourn, male, 7th February to 13th March. *
2017	Lambourn, 18th January. *
2017	Cow Down, West Ilsley, 5th January. *
<2017	Confidential.