Conservationists say three-year-old male Sparky was found 15 metres from a turbine base in Dumfries and Galloway.

A golden eagle in Scotland has been killed by a wind turbine, the first recorded incident of its kind in the area.

The group, which monitors and researches the golden eagle population in the area ... concluded Sparky’s fatal injuries were ...

The pathological investigation was carried out by the Veterinary Investigation Centre at Scotland’s Rural College in Dumfries ...

Conservationists said the bird’s cause of death is the first of its kind in the south of Scotland. A tagged golden eagle has ...

The pathological investigation was carried out by the Veterinary Investigation Centre at Scotland’s Rural College in Dumfries ...

A golden eagle has died after a 'wind turbine strike' in Dumfries and Galloway, an investigation has concluded. The death of the locally-fledged bird, named Sparky, is the first recorded incident ...

A golden eagle died after flying into a wind turbine in Scotland, an investigation has found. Three-year-old Sparky was found dead around 50ft from the base of the turbine in Dumfries and Galloway, ...

A golden eagle has died after being hit by a wind turbine in Dumfries and Galloway, in what is thought to be the first incident of its kind in southern Scotland (Phil Wilkinson/PA) Nick Forbes4 ...

The three-year-old male bird of prey, named Sparky, was discovered dead near a turbine base at Windy Rig windfarm in Galloway ...

A golden eagle has died after flying into a wind turbine in Dumfries and Galloway, a conservation group has said. Three-year-old male Sparky, which was fledged from a nest by the South of Scotland ...

The group, which monitors and researches the golden eagle population in the area ... were “typical of those associated with a wind turbine strike”. SSGEP project manager Dr Cat Barlow said ...