Bird diseases

A Colinton resident has been in touch to tell us that they have had a wood pigeon in their garden that had canker (as diagnosed by an animal welfare officer from the SSPCA). Canker is a disease that typically affects finches, doves and pigeons. It makes them lethargic and gives them fluffed-up plumage.

There is helpful information and advice on bird diseases and how to prevent them spreading at RSPB website article

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Scottish Water new pipework

Scottish Water is installing new mains pipework from its Marchbanks Works to its Glencorse Works.

This involves laying new pipes across the Pentland hill-foots in the Colinton area. The route takes it by Torphin Road, across the fields to Torduff Road, Bonaly Road and onwards towards Swanston and Biggar Road. In the Colinton section it is roughly parallel to the City Bypass. The works are expected to take up to two years to cover the full distance. By September 2018, preparation work had started in the field between Torduff Road and Torphin Road.

See Scottish Water's website for more information:
https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/.../south-edinburgh

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