Wildife and Bird Watching in Argyll
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Recent Argyll news
- Wildlife and bird tourism worth billions every year
- Serial egg collector back behind bars
- Mull Sea eagle watch moves to new location
- Scottish beavers – No effect on streams so far
- How cows staged the comeback of rare chequered skipper in Lochaber
- Feral goat cull on Scottish island of Rum
- Loch Gruinart’s record-breaking influx of barnacle geese
- Rare Pygmy sperm whale strands on Scottish Island
- New reports on the effect of Scotland’s beavers on woodland and fish
- Sperm whale sighted off Skye
- Scotland’s spectacular geese migration under way
- Wind farm developer appeals No decision for third time – Wasting public money and time
- Good news for eagles as Scottish wind farm plans are rejected
- Sei whale spotted off Scotland
- £5 million boost to Mull economy from White-tailed eagles
More Argyll news
- Sparrowhawk's raid is more smash than grab
- 4 Golden eagles amongst raptors poisoned in Scotland in 2010
- 20 Feral beavers to be trapped in Scotland
- Geese flocking to Scotland in record numbers
- Another beaver released in Scotland
- First wild beavers born in Scotland for 400+ years
- Wildlife crime results in £10,000 fine for coal mining company
- Marine wildlife survey begins in Scotland’s Ullapool Approaches
- Worst year on record for bird poisoning in Scotland – 2009
- Recently released Scottish beaver dies - 2 more released
- Scottish beaver research – More waste?
- Two more beavers released in Scotland
- SSACN announce Sharkatag 2010
- Shark tagging project launched off Scotland
- 2009 – Excellent year for wildlife tourism in Scotland
Sei whale spotted off ScotlandAerial photos taken by a Scottish paramedic of a large whale between Islay and Gigha off the west coast of Scotland have intrigued international scientists on both sides of the Atlantic. On balance they believe the sighting is most likely to be of a very rare Sei whale.
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First wild beavers born in Scotland for 400+ yearsThe first beaver kits to be born in the wild as part of the Scottish Beaver Trial have been seen in Knapdale Forest, Mid-Argyll.
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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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Two more beavers released in ScotlandTwo more beavers have been released in Scotland, replacements for the missing beavers from the 2009 release.
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Scottish beaver trial – Beaver disappears after shots heardAfter the first week, one adult female disappeared; the time of her disappearance coincided with unauthorized shooting heard in the same area. There has been no sign of the animal since and the matter has been reported to the local police for further investigation.
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Golden eagle poisoned in West ScotlandStrathclyde Police officers have carried out an extensive search of Beinn Udlaidh in the Glen Orchy area of Argyll following the discovery of a dead golden eagle.
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Scotland welcomes back the beaver – Wildlife Extra questions the costMarking the first formal reintroduction of a native mammal species into the wild in the UK, three beaver families have now been released at carefully selected sites in Knapdale Forest, Mid-Argyll.
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Norwegian beavers arrive in UK for Scottish reintroductionThe Scottish Beaver Trial took a major step when four beaver families arrived in Heathrow
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