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  • Salmon
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    Salmon tagged in order to test 'fish pass'

    2017-12-01T00:00:00Z

    Salmon tagging has been carried on a tributary of the River Tweed in order to test the efficiency of a new “fish pass”.

  • House sparrow
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    House sparrows rule roost in Scotland's gardens

    2017-12-01T00:00:00Z

    House sparrows were the most commonly spotted bird in gardens in Scotland, according to an RSPB survey. More than 43,000 people across Scotland took part in the Big Garden Birdwatch held on 24-25 January. Starlings were the second most seen bird followed by chaffinches. Tree sparrows were ranked 16 - ...

  • Hearing dog
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    Dog ‘learns Gaelic’ in three weeks

    A dog who joined his owner at language classes has impressed by learning a set of Gaelic commands in just three weeks. Neil Smith took his four-year-old hearing dog Ginger along to the weekly session at a church near Dunoon. Mr Smith said he was amazed to see how quickly ...

  • Borders railway blue train
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    Borders Railway breaks million passenger mark

    2017-12-01T00:00:00Z

    More than one million passengers have used the Borders Railway since it was officially opened by the Queen. The figure was announced by Transport Minister Humza Yousaf and ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster at Edinburgh’s Waverley station. The first services ran on the route from Tweedbank to Edinburgh on ...