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Sea-eagles and hill lamb losses: Today I’ll talk about one of the most headline-grabbing suspected causes of lamb losses- predation by white-tailed eagles, often known as sea eagles, the UK’s largest bird of prey. 1/13 
Like in Ireland, sea eagles went extinct in Scotland during 1916 following sustained persecution and egg collection. They were reintroduced in three phases: 1975-1985 Isle of Rum 82 eagles released, 1993-1998 Wester Ross 58 released, and 2007-2012 Fife 79 released. 2/13
The population has been steadily growing, with an estimated 150 pairs and an unknown number of juveniles. Their diet is very species diverse, reflecting the fact that sea eagles are considered generalist predators and scavengers. 3/13
