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'Magnificent birds' - Taoiseach releases formerly extinct eagles into the wild

A formerly extinct species of eagle chicks have been released into the wild by the Taoiseach. Micheál Martin joined the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in Tarbert, Co Kerry on Friday August 4 to release White-tailed Eagles as part of a ...

08 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Police to take no further action over ‘inconclusive’ death of white-tailed eagle

No further action will be taken over the death of a white-tailed eagle reintroduced into southern England, police have said. Dorset Police launched an investigation earlier this year into the death of the bird of prey, one of 25 eagles that have ...

29 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Camera hidden in stick gives ‘phenomenal’ live view of nesting sea eagles

A hidden camera has been installed near an eagle’s nest to give a live view of Scotland’s largest bird of prey in what is said to be a UK first. White-tailed eagles Shona and Finn, also known as sea eagles, are incubating two eggs at the nest ...

01 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Bird of prey known as the ‘flying barn door’ spotted in Cornwall

One of Britain’s largest and rarest birds of prey has been spotted in Cornwall following a reintroduction programme launched on the Isle of Wight. White-tailed eagles – known as “flying barn doors” because of their two-metre wingspan – was ...

06 Jan 2022 at 19:25

Police probe after two white-tailed eagles reintroduced to England found dead

Two of the white-tailed eagles reintroduced on the Isle of Wight have been found dead, police have said. Some 25 of the birds of prey, nicknamed “flying barn doors” because of their 8ft (2.4m) wingspan, have been released in the region ...

10 Feb 2022 at 15:55

Winterwatch captures record-breaking bird 16 years after TV debut

Winterwatch presenter Iolo Williams was left stunned after filming a white-tailed eagle as he discovered the same bird had featured on Springwatch in 2005. The bird, named Skye after its birth place, was first ringed 28 years ago – ...

25 Jan 2022 at 23:55

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Avian flu may have harmed eagle breeding, study finds

Analysis indicating avian flu may have harmed the successful breeding of eagles in Scotland is “very concerning”, an expert has said. A British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) analysis, published by NatureScot, found the proportion of ...

29 Jun 2023 at 17:17

Irish deputy premier expresses dismay at poisoning of eagle in Co Antrim

Ireland’s deputy premier has expressed dismay at the poisoning of a white-tailed eagle in Co Antrim that he released in the Republic. Micheal Martin released the bird on the Shannon Estuary last August as part of the Irish ...

07 Jul 2023 at 17:07

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White-tailed eagle chicks spread their wings further into Clare skies

TWENTY-FOUR white-tailed eagle chicks have been released in locations around Lough Derg, the Shannon Estuary and the west of Ireland last week, as part of an ongoing National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) programme to ...

17 Aug 2023 at 11:33

Lamb no longer a major food source for white-tailed eagles – study

Seabirds and fish are the most important food source for white-tailed eagles, with lamb in their diet having decreased over the last 20 years, new research has found. The study – The breeding season diet of white-tailed ...

12 Dec 2023 at 00:01

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'Magnificent birds' - Taoiseach releases formerly extinct eagles into the wild

13 Aug 2022 at 10:33

White-tailed eagles breed in Northern Ireland for first time in 150 years

Conservationists are celebrating after white-tailed eagles bred in Northern Ireland for the first time for more than 150 years. Two first-time breeders in Co Fermanagh successfully fledged one chick. It has been ...

30 Sept 2024 at 09:40

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