Peregrine Falcon Poison Reports: EIR release

Information requested

I am currently carrying out research looking at the levels of biocides and pesticides in peregrine falcons tested under the WIIS scheme in the UK. I have collected data from birds found in England, Scotland and Wales. However, when I have made enquiries relating to birds tested from Northern Ireland, I was advised that no records were kept of these tests and that this analysis was carried out in Scotland by SASA, and that should approach you for this information.

I am therefore submitting a request under the Environmental Information Regulation 2004 and the Freedom of Information Act for these final analytical reports (including the four figure grid reference if available) for the following investigations (to be sent by email):

Year	Reference number	Comments
2024	2024-7362A
2024	2024-7362B
2022	2022-9332A
2022	2022-9623
2021	2021-9570C
2021	2021-3840
2021	2021-9570A
2019	2021-9570B
2019	2019-11346A
2019	2019-11346B
2018	2018-13757	Data for items listed as A & B
2018	2018-16803
2017	2017-15214
2017	2017-17304
2016	2016-6108
2016	2016-7434	Data for items listed as A & B
2016	2016-19345
2015	2015-8365
2015	2015-10307
2015	2015-10312
2015	2015-10313
2015	2015-10314
2015	2015-11770
2015	2015-15909	Data for items listed as A & B
2014	2014-6369
2014	2014-1455	No record of samples from this case being tested at SASA. However, we did test samples from a falcon with reference number 2014- 14554. The formatting on the HSE website has obscured the WIIS reference number (see row 116 here) The results for that case are included in the response.
2014	2014-21060
2013	2013-18966
2013	2013-18406
2010	2010-013368	No record of samples from this case being tested at SASA.

Response

The WIIS testing relating to samples from Northern Ireland has been done by SASA on behalf of AFBI since 2013. The results are reported to AFBI in spreadsheet format. AFBI have confirmed that the data you have requested can be released to you in that format. The attached spreadsheet contains most of the information you requested. We do not have four figure grid references for any of the incidents you requested. Location (county) data, obtained from the WIIS quarterly results published on the HSE website, are included in the spreadsheet.

For three of the cases you have listed (reference numbers 2018-13757, 2016-7434, and 2015-15909), we have two sets of samples, identified as items A and B. The results from these items have also been included.

There is no record of samples from case 2014-1455 being tested at SASA. However, from the HSE website (see link above) I note that a peregrine falcon with reference number 2014-14554 was tested by SASA, on behalf of AFBI, and the results for that case are included in the response.

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EIR 202500448842 - Information released

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