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Black Grouse are birds of the moorland edge. Males display at dawn at traditional sites known as "leks". Leks are most active in the spring when the females visit to mate. Most Leks have fewer than 10 males, but a few have 20 or more. Male birds generally stay close to the lek throughout the year and females breed within a kilometre or so. Young females are highly mobile and can travel up to 30km in search of new lekking groups. These movements mean that lekking groups need to beconnected. In good continuous habitats, leks are about 2km apart.