Black grouse few questions

[hunter1995 92]

well i am doing gamekeeping at elmwood college and i have a portfilio to do i have done red deer,rabbit and red grouse so far but i am doing black grouse at the moment and i have covered everything apart from these two questions

1. do black grouse perch like pheasants or do they live on the ground and

2. do they live in a covey like red grouse or alone

as much infomation of these too thing would be a great help looked everywhere but nothing/

ATB rory

[hillkeeper101 0]

black grouse take to trees quite easily i have seen them on roost occasionally but from what i have seen the do prefer the ground .the are a solitary bird only coming together to lek and breed.

[FightTheBan 1,147]

well i am doing gamekeeping at elmwood college and i have a portfilio to do i have done red deer,rabbit and red grouse so far but i am doing black grouse at the moment and i have covered everything apart from these two questions

1. do black grouse perch like pheasants or do they live on the ground and

2. do they live in a covey like red grouse or alone

as much infomation of these too thing would be a great help looked everywhere but nothing/

ATB rory

 

 

1. Yes they do use trees. Often in harsh weather but they are equally at home roosting on the ground in heather and long grass. I have flushed them out of trees in the daytime, usually in winter and I have never had them roost in trees at night, always on the ground.

2. They often can be seen in large groups all year round but can also be solitary aswell. More often than not males are in groups most of the year, some bigger than others. During the leking season they perform displays in large groups whilst the hens find a mate.

 

PM me if you want any more info

 

 

FTB

[hunter1995 92]

thank you for you replys it helped me alot

Atb Rory