This is a particular shame, because it is one of our most inspiring raptors. Spectacular sky-dancing displays and balletic food passes from male to female brighten up the moors in summer.
Donald Watson's narrative soars like a sky-dancing harrier throughout this book. Read it, and be taken back to a simpler age of nature conservation by a true master of the art.
The number of Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) breeding pairs in Germany has decreased from about 50 pairs in 2011-2013 to less than 10 pairs in 2021, becoming the rarest raptor in Germany.