| Table 6.40 Known deaths of owls and birds of prey by cause, 1996 |
| | | Cause of death |
| Species | Total
no. of
incidents | Total
no. of
birds | Trauma | Disease | Starvation | Poisoned | Unknown |
| Wild birds total | 58 | 68 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 30 |
| Barn owl | 4 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Buzzard* | 31 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 |
| Golden eagle | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Goshawk | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kestrel | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Merlin | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Peregrine falcon | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Red kite | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tawny owl | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Osprey | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sparrow hawk | 6 | 9 | 6 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Sea eagle | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Captive birds total | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| European eagle owl | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Harris hawk | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Gyr/Peregrine cross | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Source: SOAEFD |
| * Data includes one buzzard that recovered from chloralose poisoning. |
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