Lamb no longer a major food source for white-tailed eagles – study

Seabirds and fish are the most important food source for white-tailed eagles, with lamb in their diet having decreased over the last 20 years, new research has found.

The study – The breeding season diet of white-tailed eagles in Scotland – examined the species’ diet from 1998 to 2017, and found the amount of lamb in the seabirds’ diet has decreased over the years.

The research was conducted by a group of white-tailed eagle experts and was published