National Bird for Scotland (1 Viewer)

david kelly

Drive-by Birder

• Jun 5, 2004

• #1

What should the Scottish National Bird be?

Personally I would vote for House Sparrow. It has a declining population, yet they are found everywhere else in the world (usually transported there by the you know who).

Just like the Scots.

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Jun 5, 2004

• #2

Parrot Crossbill?

 

Andrew Whitehouse

Professor of Listening

Supporter

• Jun 5, 2004

• #3

Maybe more seriously I would go for Eider Duck. A very familiar sight all year round on all Scottish coasts. A useful bird too.

 

Grousemore

Senior Member

• Jun 5, 2004

• #4

Surely it would have to be one of the Tetraonidae ?

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jun 5, 2004

• #5

Fifebirder said:

Maybe more seriously I would go for Eider Duck. A very familiar sight all year round on all Scottish coasts. A useful bird too.

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Sorry, Northumberland's got that already

Isn't it Crested Tit, anyway? That's what's on the front of Scottish Birds

Michael

 

Fulmar

Well-known member

• Jun 5, 2004

• #6

I would vote for Red Grouse. But I'm a foreigner so I should keep my mouth shut!

Peter

 

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Henry B

Well-known member

• Jun 5, 2004

• #7

What about the Majestic Golden Eagle ,beautiful.

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Jun 5, 2004

• #8

Capercaillie - it's not the only one we don't get elsewhere in the UK, but it's the most impressive.

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jun 5, 2004

• #9

Yep, Crested Tit it is:

http://www.the-soc.fsnet.co.uk/

Michael

 

Birdspotter

Well-known member

• Jun 6, 2004

• #10

Michael Frankis said:

Yep, Crested Tit it is:

http://www.the-soc.fsnet.co.uk/

Michael

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The Crested tit is the emblem of the Scottish Ornithologists Club Michael.
The question was what bird should be the emblem of the nation, similar to say what the Bald Eagle is to America.

 

Michael Frankis

conehead

• Jun 6, 2004

• #11

True, but I'd think the emblem of the national bird club is also the de facto national bird? (and certainly a good choice, I reckon)

Michael

 

Nightranger

Senior Moment

• Jun 6, 2004

• #12

CJW said:

Capercaillie - it's not the only one we don't get elsewhere in the UK, but it's the most impressive.

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True but all the cappers in Scotland are ex-Scandinavian birds so I am not sure that is entirely appropriate. My vote (and I am part Scottish) would go to red grouse, not as an endemic but because it was adopted by a whisky company and it epitomises Scotland.

 

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mountain man

Guest

• Jun 6, 2004

• #13

Golden Eagle.

Nothing sums up the wilder side of Scotland better. It's also a bird that every Scot can see whether they are a birder or not. It's not as if you can stumble upon a Caper by accident and Crested Tits take some birding skills to pick up.

But Golden Eagles have just the right size and behaviour to ensure that anyone seeking them out will see one.