Red Grouse Lagopus (lagopus) scoticus

Although never coming close to my neck of the woods (Norfolk), this is the most familiar grouse of the British Isles and one of our very few endemic bird forms.

Red Grouse, Lewis, 16-May-04  

male Red Grouse, Lewis (Outer Hebrides, UK), 16th May 2004

 

Red Grouse, Lochindorb, 1-May-07 Red Grouse, Lochindorb, 1-May-07

male Red Grouse (2 birds), Lochindorb (Highland, UK), 1st May 2007