Golden eagle chick fledges from a managed grouse moor in southern Scotland

Beaky Junior, descended from a translocated eagle, is the first golden eagle chick to fledge from a new nest on a managed grouse moor in southern Scotland. The charity behind the project says five young birds fledged in the region this year, where the population has grown to more than 50.

• Beaky Junior fledged from a new nest on a managed grouse moor in southern Scotland, the first such fledging there.· 1 source
• The chick is one of four young eagles directly descended from birds translocated to southern Scotland; five golden eagles fledged in the region this year.· 2 sources
• The southern Scotland population has risen to more than 50 birds, according to the report, its highest level there in three centuries.· 1 source