Tag: chicks

Guga hunt increase refused by SNH

ANGRY islanders have been refused permission to increase their controversial annual cull of baby seabirds. The guga hunters of Ness, on the Isle of Lewis,...

OAP falcon has chicks

AN OAP falcon has fathered two chicks - despite being the age equivalent of an 80-year-old human. The stud is 14 years old, two years...

Capercaille report sheds new light on rare animal

A REPORT investigating capercaille breeding success has been published by Scottish Natural Heritage. The Scottish capercaillie - a huge woodland grouse - is of high...

Leave fledging chicks alone, warn animal experts

MEMBERS of the public are being warned that they could be doing more harm than good by picking up baby birds. The Scottish SPCA say...

Ducks on the run in city centre

By Cara Sulieman A FAMILY of ducks caused chaos in the centre of a Scots city as they tried to cross a busy main road. The...

Record number of penguin chick birds at Edinburgh Zoo

By Oliver Farrimond PENGUINS at Edinburgh Zoo have p-p-p-picked up some new arrivals – 30 newly-hatched chicks from a record-setting clutch of 112 eggs. It is...

Latest News