Exceptionally wet weather in the spring may have reduced hen harrier nesting sites by as much as two thirds, the Moorland Association reports.  The higher and wetter North Pennines have been the area worst affected, with short-eared owls, lapwings, curlews, oystercatchers and red grouse nesting also hit hard by the poor weather. Hen harrier numbers...

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