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Download or read book Hill Birds in north-east Highlands written by Adam Watson and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author documents hatch-dates of ptarmigan and red grouse in relation to blaeberry growth and climate. He collates field observations on golden plover, involving proportions of dark-plumaged summering birds, breeding success, population density within and amongst areas, and declines since the late 1970s. Another chapter reviews evidence on dotterel abundance. The last chapter presents counts of the spring numbers of birds on many moorland and alpine study areas.