Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Special artwork to commemorate poisoned birds of prey

Post Thumbnail

A volunteer with RSPB Scotland has created special artwork to commemorate the mass poisoning of birds of prey earlier this year.

The death toll of 16 red kites and six buzzards in the major poisoning incident on the Black Isle happened during March and April but the culprits have never been caught.

Janice Duke’s artwork includes 20 A3 limited edition archive quality prints which it is hoped will be selling for £85 a copy.

Profits will go towards the RSPB and their investigation and species protection work.

Janice, who volunteers at the RSPB’s Forsinard Flows nature reserve in Sutherland, said: “Red Kites are beautiful and distinctive birds of prey, ones I particularly enjoy watching in action. There’s something about the way they move, so elegant and powerful. It moves me.

“As the death toll rose in Ross-shire earlier this year in what would amount to a particularly disturbing incidence of persecution, I was appalled.

“Each individual killed was, to me, as innocent as a child. A wild little brother or sister lost to us all.

“I will donate all the profits from the sale to the RSPB, whose investigation and species protection work may help prevent future incidents and may help bring any who were involved in this or other wildlife persecution to justice, and whose education work teaches current and future generations to view our wildlife with due respect and care.”

Anyone interest in a copy should contact Janice.duke@hotmail.co.uk or the RSPB on 01463 715000.

The RSPB Scotland has revealed that despite the loss of kites in Ross-shire, the birds have expanded their range into Sutherland.

Red kite officer Brian Etheridge said: “We found our first red kite nests in Sutherland last year and I can confirm that we have had three breeding pairs this year. They are located in the area between Dornoch and Bonar Bridge.

“This is really good news and shows that the birds are capable of doing very well in the north of Scotland if they are not persecuted.

Anyone who has any other records of red kites breeding in Scotland should email brian.etheridge@rspb.org.uk or call 01463 715000.