Scottish farmers are helping red-listed birds bounce back, as thousands are recorded in a new farmland conservation survey.

Overall, the red list has grown by three species since the last assessment in 2015, with 11 more birds red-listed, but six moved to amber and two no longer assessed.

Scotland Now; Wildlife; Real worry for majestic Scottish bird the ptarmigan after numbers plummet The native Scottish birds had been moved from a green list species to a red.

A LARGE bird that was hunted into extinction is making a return to Scotland after 500 years. Cranes were once very common across the country, but disappeared in the Elizabethan era. But ...

How to see the UK and Scotland's only endemic bird species that scientists say 'may have a Scottish accent' ...

Readers will be able to track the daily lives of red kites as they travel around the Scottish Highlands by visiting a website set up as part of efforts to ensure the species […] Search for: Science ...