A project to protect the rare birds has announced that 18 chick have fledged from their nests in Northumberland.

Northumberland hen harrier protection plan successful for the seventh year

Hen Harriers are protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and are one of the UK’s most persecuted bird of prey. 

Disappearance of two hen harriers treated as 'suspicious' 

A male hen harrier has become the fourth to vanish since April. The RSPB is calling on the government to do more to protect the birds

 The rare bird of prey have had their best breeding season in England for years, with 60 chicks fledging from 19 nests, conservationists have said.

Rare hen harriers have had their best breeding season in England for years, with 60 chicks fledging from 19 nests, conservationists have said.

The hen harrier was found dead on a grouse moor near a village in Dumfries and Galloway.

The harrier, named Manu, is one of two chicks monitored and protected by the Northumberland Hen Harrier Protection Partnership.