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The red grouse (Lagopus scotica) is a medium-sized bird of the grouse family which is found in heather moorland in Great Britain and Ireland. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the willow ptarmigan ( Lagopus lagopus ) but is now considered to be a separate species.
Red grouse. The Glorious Twelfth is the twelfth day of 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.
The Carrownagappul Bog SAC is known to be a habitat for Irish red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica). [23] [24] The red grouse population at this site was managed by the Mountbellew-Moylough Game Preservation Association. [25] The red grouse is a Red-List species in the Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland review. [26]
The highest points are Arderin (527 m (1,729 ft)) (Irish: Ard Éireann) at the southwestern end of the range and Baunreaghcong (509 m (1,670 ft)) at the end of the Ridge of Capard. The Slieve Bloom Mountains stretch from near Roscrea in the south west to Rosenallis in the north-west, forming a link between County Laois and County Offaly .
The red grouse (Lagopus scotica) of the British Isles was formerly considered to be a subspecies. The willow ptarmigan often hybridises with the black grouse ( Tetrao tetrix ) and the hazel grouse ( Tetrastes bonasia ) and occasionally with the western capercaillie ( Tetrao urogallus ), the spruce grouse ( Falcipennis canadensis ) and the rock ...
Common heather (or ling) and bell heather are the most common moorland plants along with bilberry (or fraughan, as it is known in Ireland), bog cotton, deergrass and purple moor grass. [68] Bird species found on the Wicklow moorland include red grouse, meadow pipit and skylark. [69]
Red grouse Lagopus scotica (Latham, 1787) Reddish brown with black tail all year round Monotypic. Great Britain and Ireland: Rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta (Montin, 1781) Summer: grey and brown upperparts; winter: white plumage. Distinguish from willow ptarmigan by habitat – higher elevations and more barren ground. 20–30 subspecies.
A survey in 2005 found 45 breeding pairs, representing more than 20% of the total for the whole island of Ireland. Other rare birds found here include breeding short-eared owl, merlin and red grouse, a species which is now listed as endangered in Ireland. [3] The SPA was designated in 2007 and has a total area of 556 square kilometres (215 sq ...