ISSN 1393 – 6670 The 2015 National Survey of Breeding Hen Harrier in Ireland Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 93 The 2015 National Survey of Breeding Hen Harrier in Ireland Ruddock, M., Mee, A., Lusby, J., Nagle, T., O’Neill, S. & O’Toole, L. Golden Eagle Trust, Irish Raptor Study Group & BirdWatch Ireland Citation: Ruddock, M., Mee, A., Lusby, J., Nagle, A., O’Neill, S. & O’Toole, L. (2016). The 2015 National Survey of Breeding Hen Harrier in Ireland. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 93. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Keywords: Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus, Special Protection Area (SPA), national survey, population estimates, pressures, productivity, habitats Site list: 004160; 004161; 004162; 004165; 004167; 004168. Cover photo: © Marc Ruddock The NPWS Project Officer for this report was: David Tierney;
[email protected] Irish Wildlife Manuals Series Editors: R. Jeffrey & F. Marnell © National Parks and Wildlife Service 2016 ISSN 1393 – 6670 Ireland Hen Harrier Survey 2015 ____________________________ Contents Contents .......................................................................................................................................................... i Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgements .....................................................................................................................................