REOPENING after the lockdown last weekend, Dunrobin Castle in the far north of Scotland held its first falconry display of the season.
After demonstration flights from a barn owl and a Harris hawk, we were introduced to Alba the gyrfalcon. Tempted by resident falconer Andy Bunting with dummy prey, Alba circled and swooped and kept missing.
Finally, she hit bullseye. With Andy’s bait of little nutritional value, Alba was handed a snack as a reward for her efforts.
Like its namesake bird of prey, the Alba Party is unlikely to win anything more than a consolation snack when the Scottish Parliament regional list results are declared on Saturday.
HOLYROOD 2021: Motherwell & Wishaw list results
The constituency is one of nine in the Scottish Parliament s Central region
Clare Adamson celebrates her win with husband and election agent, John (Image: Stuart Vance/ReachPlc)
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Regional list votes for the Motherwell & Wishaw constituency have been published as counting continues in seats across the Central Scotland region.
HOLYROOD 2021: full list result from Cumbernauld & Kilsyth
The figures will add to the Central Scotland total which will determine seven MSPs for the region
The proportional representation ballot is being calculated (Image: Stuart Vance/ReachPlc)
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Verified regional list results for Cumbernauld & Kilsyth have been published as progress is made towards calculating the outcome of the proportional representation ballot in the Central Scotland region.