Animals and Birds of Scotland Scotland offers many
Animals and Birds of Scotland
Scotland offers many different habitats for lots of animals and birds
The Caledonian Forest http: //www. bbc. co. uk/nature/habitats/Temp erate_coniferous_forest#p 00 bxbyc
Can you name a Scottish wild animal? • Some of these pictures might help!
Animals and Birds of Scotland
• • Red Squirrel Golden Eagle • • Live in an eyrie high on a cliff Can live to be up to 30 years old Found mainly in Highlands Their wingspan is 2 metres An adult weighs – 3. 5 Kg male; 5 kg female Eats - rabbits, hares, sea birds, deer calves 1 -3 eggs are laid between March and April Usually up to 2 chicks survive Chicks fledge after 70 days Live in a drey Can live to be up to 6 years old Prefers pine woodlands Store up nuts for the winter – but do not hibernate Eats - seeds, buds, flowers and fruit Produce 2 litters of 3 or 4 kittens in • March and July Under threat due to the presence of • • https: //www. bbc. co. uk/programmes/p 04 f the more successful Grey Squirrel 59 k 7 https: //www. bbc. co. uk/programmes/p 0 68 n 470
Otter Red Deer • Largest deer in the UK • • Live on moorland mountain • Eats – grasses, heather, berries, lichen and • young trees • • Most of the year the females – hinds live in small herds, with the males – stags living • separately in small groups • In Autumn the stags join the hinds • • Deer calves are born in June • Red Deer have lived in Scotland since the end of the last Ice Age 10000 years ago • • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Hji 8 • 3 J 28 m 3 M In Scotland Otters live in and around the rocky coastline Live in an underground Holt Eats – mainly fish and eels but also small mammals, frogs Live to be 3 or 4 years old By the coast they can be seen at any time linked to the movement of the tides They are a protected animal in the UK https: //www. bbc. co. uk/newsrou nd/37452385
Coal Tit Chaffinch One of the UK’s commonest birds • Live almost anywhere Eats – seeds and insects • Seen all year round • They lay 3 -6 eggs between April • and July • Can live up to 15 years • • https: //www. bbc. co. uk/program mes/p 0082 gxw • • • Feeds on confers likes to live in and around woodlands Eats – insects, seeds and nuts Regular visitor to bird feeders Lay 7 -11 eggs between March and late June https: //www. bbc. co. uk/pro grammes/p 07 c 3 tbb
Nature Watching • Now it’s your turn to research some of our animals and birds • Go back and watch the animal video clips by clicking on the links in the Power. Point • To see them in the wild you will need to follow the Countryside Code Your Task – Prepare for next week’s Animal Information Posters 1. Find out what IS the Countryside Code? 2. Choose one animal or bird to research (in your jotter) List the main facts about their lives – 5 main facts • Where do they live? • What do they eat?
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