A grey and rainy day today. To make matters worse, it’s incredibly slippery out there with all the ice. I was wondering: should I brave the weather or just stay inside where it’s nice and warm?

Turns out, it was definitely worth heading out! There was so much to see. Here are a few highlights from the edge of the mire.

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On the drive to Lapland I spotted the first grouse of the season. The warm weather clearly did its job.

In the photos: a capercaillie and some black grouse.

Grey, rainy morning, and the shots were taken quickly from the roadside while passing by. No other excuses for the poor focus.

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Teeri • Orre • Black Grouse
(Lyrurus tetrix)

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"Out on the wily, windy moors
We'd roll and fall in green
You had a temper like my jealousy
Too hot, too greedy"

https://youtu.be/2pKbMetlqRg

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New paper out in @IBIS_journal
! 🎉🥂

The influence of sample size on two approaches to estimate #BlackGrouse Lyrurus tetrix population size using #noninvasive sampling methods

https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13229

@marlenehaider @uniinnsbruck

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