Capercaillie lek count, Abernethy
A spring count of displaying males at a monitored lek. Location generalised.
2023 · Abernethy area, Cairngorms, Scotland · CTF-END-000004
About this record
Counts are made by trained surveyors under licence. The number of displaying males is one of the key indicators for the species in Scotland.
Generalised to about 50 km. Shown at the centre of a hexagonal cell roughly 50 km across. Reason: the species is vulnerable to disturbance, collection or persecution.
Connections
Inhabits
- Pinewood podzol profile, AbernethyT1 Recorded2021 · link T1
The monitored lek is in the same pinewood.
NatureScot lek survey summary 2023.
Same taxon
- Capercaillie display call, CairngormsT1 Recorded2019 · link T1
Same species and the same pinewood.
Chronos Terra catalogue.