- I've seen some pretty horrific examples of illegal raptor persecution in my time, but the casual brutality of this gamekeeper, along with the suffering he caused this Buzzard, is v disturbing. Kudos to @rspbinvestigations.bsky.social for securing the footage. This psychopath should be behind bars.
- Gamekeeper Thomas Munday convicted after brutally clubbing a trapped Buzzard to death on a Pheasant shoot at Hovingham, North Yorkshire. Press release and video in blog ⬇️ ‼️WARNING - the video content is highly disturbing. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/12/g...
- Nothing about the clip made you think that this was first-time/unusual behaviour for this individual, did it? Catch it, kill it, re-bait the trap and repeat...Jan 12, 2026 18:46
- Practiced, casual and routine. But not humane. The law, brought into force in 1954, clearly isn’t sufficient. These people need to be held to account.
