The Cowberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), which is also known as Lingonberry, has a fairly restricted distribution locally with just a few patches around Beeley Moor and each year, in the late autumn, it attracts the Red Grouse to feed on its berries.
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| Red Grouse feeding on Cowberry |
I think the bird above is probably a juvenile male as it is starting to show the white malar stripe at the base of the bill. There was also an adult male present. |
| Red Grouse adult male |
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| Cowberry |
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| Cowberry local records taken from the NBN Atlas |
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