‘A glorious haggis’ Feb 3, 2008
The roughly 100 attendees sampled tatties (potatoes), capercaillie (stuffed game hen) and, of course, haggis. The dish is made of sheep heart, lung and liver mixed with oatmeal and spices, then cooked in the sheep s stomach. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
The Big County - Perthshire Nov 19, 2007
(That s red deer, pine marten, golden eagle,osprey and capercaillie, for the record). An art gallery appeal. (Suite101.com)
Hundreds more British species are placed on 'at risk' register Aug 29, 2007
The capercaillie has been the target of a lot of action and has done quite well," he said. The new plan will be used to decide which species and habitats should be targeted for conservation work in a bid to halt the loss of biodiversity in the UK by 2010. The revised list sees the garden tiger moth and the grass snake joining previously prioritised creatures such as the otter, bottlenosed dolphin, red squirrel and black grouse. Pine martens, wildcats, mountain hares, common toads, adders and... (Scotsman)
Public radio highlights Aug 25, 2007
Live performances with Donal Lunny, Jim Malcolm, and Capercaillie. SUNDAY, Aug. 26 7 a.m. Harmonia. (Montana Standard, MT)
Climate 'threatening UK species' May 28, 2007
The report says the capercaillie could disappear by the 2050s ... The authors warn that some species, such as the capercaillie, could vanish from Britain by the 2050s ... Conversely, the climate may become unfavourable for birds like the capercaillie which is found in more northerly climes. (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
Survival of UK plants and wildlife in a changing climate May 23, 2007
The areas of suitable climate may become much reduced across much of Britain and Ireland, for eight of them, including birds (common scoter, song thrush, black grouse, capercaillie) and plants (twinflower and oblong woodsia) that may as a result become increasingly, and potentially seriously, threatened. Six may have to move northwards if they are to survive; stag beetle, Barbastelle bat, tower mustard, cornflower, cut-grass and floating water plantain. (eGov monitor)
Lark may sing its last across much of UK May 22, 2007
Experts said birds such as the song thrush and skylark could disappear from much of the UK as temperatures rise in the coming decades, while others such as the capercaillie could become locally extinct ... Other birds that have been declining, such as the capercaillie and the black grouse, could become extinct in the UK by 2080. (Guardian Unlimited)
- Simon Jenkins: Fox in the city Mar 9, 2007
Be it song thrush, capercaillie or codfish, politicians will protect it, regulate it and probably subsidise it within an inch of its life. A year after the Hunting Act 2004 came into force banning hunting with dogs, Britain's fox, deer and hare populations are reputedly plummeting. (Guardian Unlimited)
Robert Dawson Scott at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Jan 19, 2007
Donald Shaw, the originator of the band Capercaillie and with a hand in just about every manifestation of traditional music in Scotland, calls himself artistic consultant , but the principal programming is his and the choice of opening event is his too. This has often been the weakest night of the festival, too many heroic but fruitless commissions in search of the elusive Celtic masterwork, too many top-class musicians all on the same stage for no very good reason. (Times Online)
