Wildife and Bird Watching in Grampian
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Recent Grampian news
- Humpback whales off Aberdeen for 2 weeks
- Scottish river ‘rebent’ to help wildlife
- Irish eagle rescued in Scotland
- American Sandhill crane st RSPB Strathbeg
- Scotland’s spectacular geese migration under way
- Search for Dotterel and Snow buntings in Scotland
- Bottlenose dolphin born in Aberdeen harbour
- Largest ever attempt to remove mink from Scotland is underway
- RSPB denounces Scottish landowners call for raptor cull
- First ospreys arrive back in the UK
- 4 Golden eagles amongst raptors poisoned in Scotland in 2010
- Hen harrier report focuses on illegal persecution
- Creating a safe haven for salmon, birds and water voles in North of Scotland
- Donald Trump backs down over Compulsory purchase
- Major new wildlife exhibition launched in London
More Grampian news
- Scotland’s red kites struggle as illegal killing continues
- Great time to see starling 'swarms'
- Sea eagle numbers reach new levels in Scotland
- University chief renounces doctorate in protest to Trump golf course
- Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 2009
- Worst year on record for bird poisoning in Scotland – 2009
- New ‘biodiversity scheme’ in Scotland involves persecution of crows, foxes, stoats and weasels
- Protest against Trump golf course is growing – You can help
- Help monitor whales and dolphins of England’s north-east coast
- Corn buntings declining in Scotland, but thriving at Strathbeg
- Red squirrel project success in Scotland
- Best Capercaillie brood counts for 13 years, but ongoing declines still a real worry
- Endangered insects to be reintroduced into UK
- Red squirrel strongholds to be launched in Scotland
- 2009 – Excellent year for wildlife tourism in Scotland
Largest ever attempt to remove mink from Scotland is underway The largest ever initiative to remove breeding American mink from north Scotland is now underway, covering 20,000 square kilometres, from rural Tayside across Aberdeenshire, Moray, the Cairngorms and the Highlands.
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First ospreys arrive back in the UKThe ospreys are back. EJ has arrived at Loch Garten, and the romantically named 03(97) is back at his nest at Rutland Water, and other ospreys have been sighted all over the UK, but as yet there is now sign of the 'Lady of the Loch', the amazing 25 year old bird from The Loch of the Lowes.
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Sea eagle numbers reach new levels in ScotlandThe Scottish population passed the 50 breeding pairs milestone and produced more young per pair than in any other year since their reintroduction 35 years ago.
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Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 20092009 was another shocking year for the persecution of birds of prey with incidents of shooting, trapping and poisoning, according to the RSPB's 20th annual Birdcrime report.
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Worst year on record for bird poisoning in Scotland – 20092009 marked the highest number of confirmed poisoning incidents discovered in a single year in Scotland in the past two decades, according to an annual report by RSPB Scotland.
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Reward offered for Golden eagle killers.In separate incidents, 2 Golden eagles have been found poisoned in Scotland, and anonymous donors have offered a £5,000 reward in each case for information leading to the conviction of the killers.
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The Breeding Birds of North-East Scotland
If you live in the North East of Scotland, and you like your birds, you probably already have this book. If not, you should get it.Read full review »
