Scottish wildcat research uncovers rare migrant bird

A White’s Thrush (Zoothera dauma aurea), a migrant bird species rarely seen in Scotland, has been caught on camera in Sutherland during a research project into the distribution of the Scottish wildcat across Northern Scotland.

The thrush breeds mainly in Siberia and Asia and is a very secretive bird, preferring dense cover. This is almost certainly the first recorded record of the species taken by a camera trap in Scotland.

The Wildlife Conservation Research Uni...