Wildife and Bird Watching in Grampian
Recent marine wildife sightings
17/02/05, 5 Bottlenose dolphins, Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
17/02/05 60 Bottlenose dolphins, Stonehaven Aberdeenshire, including 6 juveniles
05/01/09; 13:09, Species 8 Bottlenose dolphins, Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
- 06/01/09; 12:23, Species 2 Bottlenose dolphins, Stonehaven Aberdeenshire
- 04/01/09; Stonehaven, 3 Bottlenose dolphins (BND), 10:00am, normal swim North bound
- 04/01/09; Aberdeen harbour mouth, 10 Bottlenose dolphins feeding foraging.
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Recent Grampian news
- 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
- Scotland Red kites number reach highest level for 150 years
More Grampian news
- Huge sea eagle settles in at Loch of Strathbeg
- Best breeding year for Scotland’s sea birds for a decade
- 1200 + incidents of bird-crime reported in 2008 – Home office ignores
- Last batch of 36 Red kites to be released in Aberdeenshire
- First Red kites chicks for 150 years hatch in Aberdeenshire
- Aberdeenshire farmer wins award after corn bunting boost.
- 100,000 hectares to be designated as red squirrel refuges
- Mink eradication proves successful first step in saving North East Scotland’s water voles
- Reaction to the decision to let Donald Trump build over an SSSI
- Red kites released in Mourne Mountains
- Scottish Black Grouse Thrive in Unique Woodland Conservation Scheme
- White-tailed sea eagle at RSPB's Loch Strathbeg reserve
- Reward offered for Golden eagle killers.
- Deeside Capercaillie population stable.
- Minke whale rescue, Fraserburgh harbour
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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