Black grouse lek spotted on North York Moors

Male black grouse relocated from the Durham Dales to the North York Moors are not only performing their spectacular lek but the GWCT now reports that the survival rate of the introduced birds has been good, with only two losses.

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In the April issue The Field reported on the scheme undertaken by the GWCT late last year to move 20 black grouse to the North York Moors, where these magnificent birds have not been recorded as breeding since the mid-1800s [Giving black grouse a lift]. It fitted 16 of the birds with radio transmitters.