Wednesday 31st March 2010
Black grouse safaris re-launched in Highlands reserve
BBC News
Birdwatchers are being offered close-up views of male black grouse mating rituals, known as leks, at a Highlands reserve.
RSPB Scotland ran its early morning Black Grouse Safaris at Corrimony in Glenurquhart last year.
The charity said bird enthusiasts can be taken close to the leks without disturbing the grouse.
The safaris will run Fridays to Sundays from 2 April to 25 April and last about three hours.
Black grouse are one of Scotland's rarest birds.
The RSPB, which lists it as a red list species because of severe population declines, estimates there are about 5,100 breeding males in the UK.