Black grouse  (Tetrao tetrix)

Found in fragmented areas throughout northern and central Europe, almost reaching the Pacific coast (6). In Britain the black grouse is found in Scotland, the north of England, and in scattered areas of Wales (7).

In Britain the black grouse occupies a mosaic of woodland and scrub with an understory of heather (Caluna vulgaris) and bilberry (Vaccinium myrtilus). They may also inhabit rough grazing land, hay meadows and forestry plantations, as their preferred habitat is now scarce (6).