Research and analysis

Hen harriers: tracking programme update

Data collected since 2002 on hen harrier dispersal behaviour.

• From: Natural England
• Published: 18 September 2017
• Last updated: 14 August 2026
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  1. 14 August 2026

     We've added the tracking update for August 2026.

  2. 16 June 2026

     We've added the tracking update for June 2026.

  3. 17 April 2026

     We've added the tracking update for April 2026.

  4. 18 February 2026

     We've added the tracking update for February 2026.

  5. 3 October 2025

     We've added the tracking update for October 2025.

  6. 25 April 2025

     We've added the tracking update for April 2025.

  7. 28 January 2025

     Added the tracking update for December 2024.

  8. 6 September 2024

     Added the tracking update for August 2024.

  9. 25 April 2024

     Added the tracking update for April 2024.

  10. 30 January 2024

      Added December 2023 tracking update.

  11. 14 September 2023

      Added September 2023 tracking update.

  12. 9 May 2023

      Added May 2023 tracking update.

  13. 15 March 2023

      Added February 2023 tracking update.

  14. 26 August 2022

      Added August 2022 tracking update.

  15. 4 March 2022

      March 2022 update now available.

  16. 15 December 2021

      November 2021 update now available.

  17. 28 July 2021

      July 2021 update for hen harrier tagging data published.

  18. 19 April 2021

      April 2021 update for hen harrier tagging data published.

  19. 16 February 2021

      January 2021 update for hen harrier tagging data published.

  20. 3 September 2020

      September 2020 update for hen harrier tagging data published.

  21. 5 November 2019

      November 2019 update and spreadsheet added.

  22. 11 September 2019

      Hen harrier tag update September 2019 added.

  23. 6 February 2019

      Corrected date of last contact for 2 hen harriers on January 2019 spreadsheet. Date for 161962 amended due to transposition error. Date for 34343 amended as static signal transmitted.

  24. 24 January 2019

      Update with details of birds tagged last summer and those tagged earlier that are still alive or been lost.

  25. 30 August 2018

      Satellite tracked data spreadsheet updated.

  26. 25 August 2018

      Update to hen harrier satellite tracking data.

  27. 18 September 2017

      First published.

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Hen harrier tracking update: overview

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Hen harrier tracking update August 2026

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Hen harrier tracking update June 2026

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Hen harrier tracking update April 2026

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Hen harrier tracking update February 2026

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Hen harrier tracking update October 2025

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Hen harrier tracking update April 2025

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Hen harrier tracking update December 2024

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Hen harrier tracking update August 2024

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Hen harrier tracking update April 2024

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Hen harrier tracking update December 2023

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Hen harrier tracking update September 2023

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Hen harrier tracking update May 2023

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Hen harrier tracking update February 2023

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Hen harrier tracking update August 2022

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Hen harrier tracking update March 2022

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Hen harrier tag update November 2021

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Hen harrier tag update July 2021

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Hen harrier tag update April 2021

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Hen harrier tag update January 2021

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Hen harrier tag update September 2020

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Hen harrier tag update November 2019

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Hen harrier tag update September 2019

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Hen harrier tag update January 2019

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Satellite tracked data from 2007 to 2017

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Radio tracked data from 2002 to 2009

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Hen harrier combined tracking data from 2002 to 2017

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Details

The hen harrier is one of England’s rarest and most spectacular birds of prey. It breeds on heather moorland in uplands across the UK and in a range of upland and lowland habitats across Europe.

Read the tracking update attached to this page.

Natural England is working with a range of organisations to conserve hen harriers - see the joint action plan for details. This work contributes to ‘Action 1: Monitoring of populations in England and UK’.