Wildlife struggles as climate change bites

SCOTLAND'S wildlife is struggling to recover due to biodiversity loss and climate change, according to experts. Figures published this morning by NatureScot, the Scottish Government...

RSPB and GWCT gear up to count birds

BIRD-WATCHERS are getting ready to record their feathered friends as part of major wildlife surveys by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)...

Blackcaps pick UK over Mediterranean for winter

SOME Scots might be heading to the Mediterranean for its winter sunshine, but more and more blackcaps are doing the opposite. Historically, blackcaps have bred...
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Wildlife news round-up: Rewilding, capercaillie, and more

Peter Ranscombe rounds-up the latest wildlife news from Scotland. A MIXED picture has emerged from Scotland's national nature reserves (NNRs) this season, with bird flu...

Scotland sees more Portuguese men o’ war

STORMS have led to more Portuguese men o' war being spotted in Scotland's waters, according to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). To mark World Jellyfish...

‘Punk rocker’ waxwings land in Scotland

EXPERTS are predicting a bumper winter for waxwings as the "punk rocker" birds return to Scotland. The pinkish birds are about the size of a...


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