Tag: birds of prey

Osprey chicks fledge at Loch of the Lowes Wildlife Reserve

Animal News

Erin Brown - July 17, 2023

SCOTTISH wildlife reserve Loch of the Lowes has seen both of their osprey chicks finally fledge from their nest in Dunkeld. Young female osprey PF4...

Avian flu impacts breeding success of Scottish birds of prey

Animal News

Erin Brown - June 30, 2023

SCOTTISH birds of prey's breeding success may have been impacted by avian flu, according to a report published by NatureScot today. The widespread effects of...

RSPB urge eyes to the skies for returning hen harriers

Animal News

Duncan Gorman - April 14, 2021

RSPB Scotland has called on the public to keep their eyes peeled for one of the UK’s rarest birds of prey - the hen...

Image shows bird of prey caught in illegal trap

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - July 5, 2017

A DISTRESSING image show the moment a frantic buzzard was found caught in a "deliberately" set up, illegal trap in the Cairngorms. The shocking photograph...

Gamekeeper admits poisoning buzzards

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - December 1, 2011

A GAMEKEEPER has admitted killing four birds of prey at a farm in South Lanarkshire. David Alexander Whitefield, pled guilty at Lanark Sheriff Court to...