Yorkshire Birds of Prey

  • falco peregrinus

    The Peregrine is a large falcon renowned for being one of the fastest flying birds that has reliably been recorded, reaching speeds of 350 kph (217 mph).  It reaches these incredible speeds when hunting a range of medium sized birds, as it dives down knocking unsuspecting prey to the ground. 

  • milvus milvus

    The Red Kite is a graceful bird of prey known for its distinctive forked tail and elegant, buoyant flight. Unlike the high-speed dives of falcons, Red Kites soar effortlessly on thermals, using their agility and keen eyesight to scavenge or hunt small mammals, birds, and carrion. Though not built for extreme speed, their aerial control and acrobatics make them formidable and highly adaptable hunters.

  • circus cyaneus


    The Hen Harrier was formerly a widespread breeding bird in Britain, occurring in lowland and upland heathland habitats.  The loss of these habitats, particularly in the lowlands, along with widespread persecution on grouse moors led to such a retraction in range that by the 1900s, the mainland  population had been lost and breeding was restricted to the Western Isles of Scotland and Orkneys.  Since the 1930s, there was a slow recolonisation of mainland Scotland and by the late 1960s, they had returned to breed in northern England including parts of the Dales.