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Interesting news · 26 August 2025
Sir David Attenborough names golden eagle chick born in Scotland
from scottishfield.co.uk
Photograph · scottishfield.co.uk
Sir David Attenborough has named a golden eagle chick born in southern Scotland "Princeling", a sign of new hope for the species' restoration. It is a milestone for the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project, now a standalone charity named Restoring Upland Nature.
The chick, hatched in spring, was satellite-tagged in June with support from local conservationists. Its parents are Emma, a translocated eagle named in memory of women's rights advocate Emma Ritch, and Keith, a locally fledged eagle from Galloway.
Princeling's successful fledging brings the number of golden eagles in southern Scotland to over 50, the highest in three centuries.
The domed brick drum on the north bank of the Clyde, opposite the Radisson RED at the SEC campus, is to open again in May 2027 as The Rotunda and Roundhouse.
