How easy is it to mistake a hen harrier for a pheasant?...[two hen harriers]?

Question

How easy is it to mistake a hen harrier for a pheasant?...[two hen harriers]?

Answer 1

not that easy when they were never found,

how easy is it to say  2 hen harriers were shot down,

was it just to draw attention to the  animal rights group & get   in the papers ?

Answer 2

Given that hunters where I live - or should I say men with guns - often shoot lifestock because they thought a cow or horse was a deer or moose or bear, it's probably pretty easy to mistake a hen harrier for a pheasant.

Answer 3

impossible unless drunk or drugged

Answer 4

At least James Hewitt's Little Prince has proved to be made of sterner stuff Than Uncle Eddy... Two Harriers shot down on a single Sandringham sortie is pretty good going.

Answer 5

I think that people that are wandering around in the woods with guns will kill anything that moves.  Shoot first, see if I got it right and we can eat it later.