COUNTING CAPERCAILLIE

The National Capercaillie Survey is underway. RSPB Scotland and partners are working hard to understand where these special birds are living. The results will help inform our understanding of the threats caper face and what can be done to help them. Join Ewan Craig from the team as he explains how the survey works and shares what it's like to have the Caledonian Pine Forest as your office!

[@bobthebarsteward]

The RSPB is a business, not a charity, and should be stripped of it's Royal status, along with the RSPCA. It has failed so many times to increase the numbers of rare birds and loves to court publicity by demonising other communities, a common practice to gain followers and bring in donations. I'm sure they employ a great many genuine people who care about what they're doing, but the organisation needs to work with people who live and work in the countryside, rather than demonise them.

[@pessimistprime4877]

The RSPB kill figures for 2017 to 2018 include:-
Carrion/Hooded Crow: 800,
Fallow Deer: 38,
Muntjac Deer: 38,
Roe Deer: 333,
Red Deer: 547
Sika Deer: 146
Feral Goat: 4
Fox: 598
Grey Squirrel: 97
Great Black-backed Gull: 3 shot, 2 nests removed
Lesser Black-backed Gull: 5 shot, 30 nests removed
Herring Gull: 2 shot, 19 nests removed
Mink:108

[@marieanne23]

Really interesting video, thank you for all the hard work looking after our incredible wildlife🌲🦅

[@sophieg2175]

Such a lovely video, important work being done by a kind respectful young man.

[@joycemann6845]

Fabulous video, love the work you are doing to help these amazing birds

[@cal79]

How many foxs did the rspb kill to protect nesting birds ?

[@pessimistprime4877]

598 to be exact

[@anneinnes5691]

I wish I had your workday..

[@normanmurray3659]

Predator control is the only thing that will help the Capercaillie. Disturbance should be kept to a minimum.

[@shanestewart4905]

That makes me nervous..i thought habitat loss would be the biggest enemy of the Caper'. Explain please.

[@Twitcher999]

Spoken by someone with shooting interests, who wants all predators controlled, to their own selfish end 👍🏻

[@normanmurray3659]

@@shanestewart4905 There is more habitat now than there was when they were first introduced or when the second introduction occurred so it is not a loss of habitat despite what the RSPB will tell you, they will tell you it is climate change despite estates next to them having more healthy populations, it will be everything except their own mismanagement and lack of predator control.

[@normanmurray3659]

@@Twitcher999 Really what would my interests be ?

[@normanmurray3659]

@@Twitcher999 How is it you mouthy people don't have names are you ashamed of your name ?

[@Twitcher999]

For anyone reading the negative comments here, please consider that the RSPB are heavily trolled by people with shooting interests. They hate the fact that RSPB highlight illegal raptor persecution and other bad practices carried out by sporting estates.
Without the work of the RSPB our birdlife would be in a much worse state 👍🏼

[@kason2024]

So inspirational! You are missing out > P r o m o S M !!!

[@dannyboy7289]

Lode of propaganda as usual, big business big bull