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Golden eagle chick Beaky Junior fledges on grouse moor

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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Run reports the first golden eagle chick fledged from a managed grouse moor.
The chick, called Beaky Junior, hatched in a secret nest in the Moffat Hills.
The nest sits on a gamebird shooting estate, land use linked to most raptor persecution.
An RSPB report says two-thirds of UK raptor persecution incidents occur on shooting lands.
Five chicks fledged this year, a milestone praised by Dr Cat Barlow.

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Run reports the first golden eagle chick fledged from a managed grouse moor.
The chick, called Beaky Junior, hatched in a secret nest in the Moffat Hills.
The nest sits on a gamebird shooting estate, land use linked to most raptor persecution.
An RSPB report says two-thirds of UK raptor persecution incidents occur on shooting lands.
Five chicks fledged this year, a milestone praised by Dr Cat Barlow.