red grouse
moorfowl
moorbird
moor-bird
moorgame
Lagopus scoticus

It supports important populations of red grouse, waders and raptors.

Breeding occurs in summer, and red grouse are known to be infected by a worm that affects fertility.

Yet the real problem for the red grouse is its diet.

Seventy five per cent of the world's heather grows in Britain, and the red grouse eats nothing else.

It also causes disease in red grouse, and can affect humans.

There is a significant population of red grouse in the hills.

For red grouse, at least, aggressive behavior plays a fundamental role.

The mountain is also an important habitat for red grouse.

In parts of Britain, for example, populations of red grouse regularly crash every four to eight years.

These others are good, especially the ptarmigan, but the red grouse is the king.