Birds, butterflies and cattle have become victims of this year's summer washout, according to nature conservationists and vets across the country.

Ornithologists and landowners are reporting problems for the capercaillie, one of Scotland's most endangered birds, as well as black and red grouse and popular garden birds. Many puffins are feared to have drowned in their burrows.

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