"louping" - 1 õppematerjal

Introducing Red Grouse Scoticus (Lagopus Lagopus scotica )

lined with vegetation six to nine eggs are laid, mainly during April and May glossy and pale yellow with dark brown blotches eggs are incubated for 19 to 25 days, the chicks can fly after 12 to 13 days after hatching and are fully grown after 30 to 35 days  The Red Grouse and humans game bird shot in large numbers during the shooting season  Parasites and viruses Strongylosis or 'grouse disease' is caused by the strongyle worms Louping ill virus is a flavivirus (RNA virus) The main tick vector is the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus nematode worm Trichostrongylus tenuis  References Eric Dempsey & Michael O'Clery (1995) Pocket Guide to the Common Birds of Ireland , Gill & Macmillan, Dublin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Grouse http://www.arkive.org/red-grouse/lagopus-lago pus/  Thank you for listening! Next time i talk how supplementary feeding