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Chamber and committees

Loch of Strathbeg Opens New Bird Watching Hide

  • Submitted by: Lewis Macdonald, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
  • Motion reference: S5M-11233

That the Parliament welcomes the opening of a new bird watching hide at the Loch of Strathbeg, which has been named after the wetlands site former site manager Jim Dunbar; notes that it was built by prisoners at HMP Grampian in Peterhead, with the support of the area's RSPB members and staff, before being transported to the site, and that a walkway to it was constructed by a group from the social enterprise, Aberdeen Foyer; recognises that it will allow visitors to get close to the wildlife at the site, including wading birds such as the curlew, and commends the RSPB members for giving the social enterprise and the prisoners the opportunity to work on a project that will be of benefit to the community.


Supported by: Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Ruth Maguire, Tom Mason, Alex Rowley, Stewart Stevenson