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Can you help me. Pic taken Cairngorms (1 Viewer)
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tjbirdofprey
Dorset birder in Spain
Red legged partridgeo
Jan-Paul Charteris
Sussex birder and budding moth enthusiast
Agreed. Didn't know they were found high altitude in Britain but seen them right near the top of peaks in the Pyranees
Jan
Jan
Quercus
homo sarkensis
They're not.. usually!
gradders52
Well-known member
Red legged partridge – cannon fodder for the shooting estates... grouse have not done well, so probably replaced with additional target practice with these red-legged... i.e 'farmed for shooting'. Wont be a 'naturalised bird'.
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Capercaillie71
Well-known member
I'm assuming that in this context 'Cairngorms' is referring to the wider area of the National Park (which includes significant areas of farmland along the valleys of the Dee, Don and Spey) rather than the high tops of the mountains themselves. RL Partridges are not uncommon in these farmland areas (more so than Grey Partridges), although they tend to be found in localised clusters around the estates where they are released in large numbers.
There is a distribution map for RL Partridge in NE Scotland (including the eastern Cairngorms) on this page. The boundary of the Cairngorms National Park is the blue line.
There is a distribution map for RL Partridge in NE Scotland (including the eastern Cairngorms) on this page. The boundary of the Cairngorms National Park is the blue line.
gradders52
Well-known member
Capercaillie 71
'this page.'
Great Page and great work being done. Congrats to everyone involved.
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'this page.'
Great Page and great work being done. Congrats to everyone involved.
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