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Meet Paradise (L11)

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by Rick T.

18 April 2024

Paradise is a young female eagle, collected from the beautiful Isle of Colonsay in Argyll on the 26th June 2023.

Paradise was named by the pupils of Kilchattan Primary, on the Isle of Colonsay, after a local beauty spot known as ‘Pig’s Paradise’, a stunning coastal location renowned for its seabird colonies.

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Meet Eva

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by Rick T.

17 April 2024

Eva is a young female eagle, translocated from the Ullapool Inverlael Estate in the north-west highlands during the summer of 2023.

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Meet Talla

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by Rick T.

4 March 2024

Talla (F15) is a young male golden eagle, collected on the 15th of June 2023 from Ardverikie Estate in the central Highlands. The collection team included project team members, raptor worker Dave Pierce and climbers Jon Brain and Dominic McAdam.

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Meet Spirit

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by Rick T.

29 February 2024

Young male Spirit (G26) was collected from a crag nest on the Isle of Mull on the 30th June, making him the last eagle to be collected during the summer 2023 translocations. He was also the smallest eagle of the year, weighing in at 3.75kg at his release.

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Meet Donald (F47)

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by Rick T.

9 February 2024

Donald (F47) is a young male eagle who was collected from a very accessible low crag in Tayside and Fife on the 7th June 2023. No climbers were required at this site as it was possible to walk up to this eyrie due to its remote and undisturbed location.

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