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Baz posted:

What’s a lec?

I googled

 

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Black grouse and capercallies lek at traditional sites as part of their mating ritual, generally in the spring. The lek is essential to the birds' breeding success, but they are easily disturbed here. If this happens in the key period of April to early May, it the birds may not mate at all.

Grouse can also be vulnerable when nesting, rearing young and during severe winter weather.

image:

Black grouse Tetrao tetrix, adult male on lek. Corrimony RSPB reserve. Scotland
 


Read more at https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-...#Df0PrL1b086BBpbZ.99

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