Posts Tagged ‘wildlife’
Record numbers of rare moth recorded at Scottish nature reserve
Record numbers of one of the UK’s rarest species of moth have been recorded at a nature reserve in Scotland. The Dark Bordered Beauty moth can be found in only a few places in Scotland and just one location in England. The loss of native woodland, increased pressure from grazers, and a lack of diversity…
Read MoreScottish cuckoos successfully make it to Africa for the winter
Two cuckoos tagged in Scotland earlier this year have successfully made it to tropical Africa where they will spend the winter months. Since 2011, BTO has fitted more than 120 individual cuckoos with state-of-the-art satellite tags to unravel the mysteries of their migrations and help their conservation. Henry and George 2 were tagged at Dundonnell…
Read MoreWinter wildlife with Rosanna Forbes
Rosanna Forbes shares her collection of seasonal winter wildlife pictures with Scottish Field. From a majestic sea eagle to a young tawny owl, Scotland’s landscape is the perfect place for Rosanna to capture her stunning snaps. Read more Wildlife stories here. Subscribe to read the latest issue of Scottish Field.
Read MoreAutumn wildlife: Photographer Rosanna Forbes shares her seasonal pictures
Autumn’s colours make the perfect backdrop for wildlife photography, says Rosanna Forbes who shares her collection of seasonal pictures with Scottish Field. Read more Wildlife stories here. Subscribe to read the latest issue of Scottish Field.
Read MoreScotland Through A Lens: Into the wild with Rosanna Forbes
From the hares in rural Perthshire to the kingfishers around Edinburgh’s waterways, Rosanna Forbes has ranged far and wide to capture Scotland’s enchanting wildlife. I fell into photography about 12 years ago as I became enchanted by all the wildlife around me at home in Perthshire. I became more and more fascinated by the…
Read MoreCapercaillie numbers at leks down 9% amid extinction fears
The number of male Capercaillie at leks was down nine percent amid extinction fears for the species, The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has warned. Only 153 male birds were recorded at leks in key forests this year, 15 less than this time last year, according to the group. They warned should the decline continue, it would…
Read MoreFive seabird species added to the UK red list
Five seabird species have been added to the UK red list of birds most in need of conservation, the RSPB has announced. The Arctic Tern, Leach’s Storm-petrel, Common Gull, Great Black-backed Gull and Great Skua are now at risk because of severe population declines. It means of the 23 seabirds that make their home and…
Read MoreScotland’s Flow Country secures Unesco World Heritage status
It’s a vast and unspoiled blanket bog that carpets the far north of Scotland. But now The Flow Country has been made a world heritage site by Unesco, after a 40-year campaign by environmentalists. The planet’s largest blanket bog, the Flow Country covers around 1,500 sq miles of Caithness and Sutherland, and stores approximately 400…
Read MoreWhite-tailed Eagles on Isle of Mull continue to care for injured offspring into its second year of life
A pair of White-tailed Eagles on the Isle of Mull have amazed experts by continuing to care for their injured offspring into its second year of life, going so far as to skip breeding this year to focus on tending to the youngster. The chick injured its left wing in July last year after its…
Read MoreIsle of May: Numbers of puffins at one of UK’s largest colonies increase by a third
Numbers of puffins at one of the UK’s largest colonies on the Isle of May have increased by around a third since 2017, experts have revealed. Scientists estimate there are around 52,000 occupied puffin burrows on the Isle of May nature reserve, compared to 39,000 in the last survey in 2017 – a 33% increase.…
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