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unusual facts about Red Grouse



Cairnsmore of Fleet

Red and black grouse are managed on the estates, and there is extensive grazing by domestic sheep (chiefly blackface sheep) and cattle, which helps maintain habitats for birds.

Glorious Twelfth

The Glorious Twelfth is a term used usually to refer to 12 August, the start of the shooting season for Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica), and to a lesser extent the Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Gloster Gorcock

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, gorcock is a Scottish and Northern English name for the male of the Red Grouse.

Marsden Moor Estate

The landscape supports large numbers of moorland birds such as the Golden Plover, Red Grouse, Curlew and Twite.

Trefil

Trefil Quarries and Trefil Ddu are noted birding sites; this area is the last remaining site in Gwent where Ring Ouzel occurs regularly, and other species present include Raven, Wheatear, Stonechat, Whinchat, Snipe and Red Grouse.


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