May 2009
Biodiversity
Fingal (Dublin) Hedgerow Survey (2007)
March 2007
Dun Laoghaire – Rathdown Hedgerow Survey (2021)
Kildare: Hedgerow Survey (2006)
Mayo: Hedgerow Survey (2007)
Leitrim: Hedgerow Survey (2006)
Offaly: Hedgerow Survey (2005)
Sep 2005
Hedgerow Appraisal System: Best Practice Guidance on Hedgerow Surveying, Data Collation and Appraisal
Authors: Neil Foulkes, Janice Fuller, Declan Little, Shawn McCourt, Paul Murphy
Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Designation of lands as Special Protection Areas for the conservation of breeding Hen Harriers
October 2015
This Report aims to clarify the purpose and workings of the Hen Harrier Special Protection Area (SPA) designations, to identify the problems relating to their management and to recommend a number of possible solutions.
The 2015 National Survey of Breeding Hen Harrier in Ireland
Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 93
Ruddock, M., Mee, A., Lusby, J., Nagle, T., O’Neill, S. & O’Toole, L
The hen harrier (Circus cyaneus) is a protected raptor, listed in Annex I of the EU Birds Directive and as such, Member States are obligated to protect and conserve the species.
These obligations involves key actions to designate Natura 2000 sites, also known as Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and also to undertake monitoring of hen harriers nationally, regionally and within the designated areas.
The fourth national survey of hen harriers in Ireland was undertaken in 2015 and was preceded by surveys in 2010; 2005 and 1998-2000.
Similar to previous surveys the aims were to quantify the size and distribution of the breeding population and examine changes since the previous national surveys.
The survey effort and participation increased since 2010 with more than 7000 hours observational effort undertaken by 259 fieldworkers, largely via volunteer networks.