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Sea Eagles snatch newborn lambs on Uist

2025-04-15 14,443 Dailymotion

A farmer captured the heartbreaking moment a newborn lamb was carried off by a sea eagle. Duncan Maclean, 40, was checking on his sheep , April 4, when he spotted three sea eagles - two clutching lambs in their talons. Duncan has already lost around six lambs to eagles this season - but this was the first time he witnessed them being carried off. The part-time farmer in Uist, Outer Hebrides, said: "It's very frustrating and disheartening to see" The sea eagles, or white-tailed eagles, have become more and more troublesome to rural Scottish farmers over the past few years, he said.<br />The most recent set of eaglets was relocated from Norway in 2007 and Duncan has noticed the impact of their reintroduction<br />SWSMlamb - by Ottilie Von Henning<br /><br />

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