Black Grouse: In winter

The Black Grouse is a resident that can be seen year-round and survives the winter in its open habitats.

• Food: in winter it lives largely on birch buds and catkins, supplemented with shoots of sallow and pine.
• Behaviour: on cold, clear winter days the Black Grouse is often seen perched in birches where it browses on buds.
• Habitat: it keeps to open mires, clear-cuts and mountain birch forest where woodland and open ground meet.

Because it is a resident, the Black Grouse remains present all year, but it is at its most conspicuous during the spring leks.

More about the Black Grouse

• Song & calls
• Breeding
• Nest & eggs
• Diet