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  1. Vogeljung

    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Kingfisher calling and diving near restored jetty at riverside walk in Derry, only 5 mins down the path from Sainsburys.
  2. Vogeljung

    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Ness Woods, Co. Derry, Saturday 01 September: - 3 jays - dipper - coal tit - long tailed tit - buzzard
  3. Vogeljung

    Irish Woodpecker Notepad

    Any more sightings?
  4. Vogeljung

    Crossbills!

    Recently saw a flock atop fir trees on Bineveneagh Mountainside, Co.Derry, must have been 15 -20 of them
  5. Vogeljung

    Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2011 Updates

    Hi there, Are there any updates re: Great Spotted Woodpeckers in Ireland this year? Are they spreading West and North? Where can they be observed? VJ
  6. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    Might keep an eye here further up North to check for any random GSWs. Probably wishful thinking to expect that one will actually turn up though.
  7. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    This probably sounds like a stupid question but are woodlands the obvious location to look for GSWs?
  8. Vogeljung

    Northern Ireland Local Patch

    Great to see this bird here up North.
  9. Vogeljung

    Irish Woodpeckers

    Very good progress for this bird. Looking forward to their further expansion.
  10. Vogeljung

    Irish Woodpeckers

    Any recent sightings northwards of Wicklow etc?
  11. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    Following all the recent sightings and the media coverage heralding the 'return' of the GSW to Ireland, are we really seeing the species re-establish itself on the island or is it an irruption that will come to naught?
  12. Vogeljung

    Irish GSW

    Any more sightlings of the little fella?
  13. Vogeljung

    Northern Ireland Dialect Bird Names

    Nice list, I can see remnants of Gaelic and German in quite a few.
  14. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    Birdwatch features the new breeders also. So, there we have it....they now breed here and can survive. No reintroduction needed, they'll do it all by themsleves.
  15. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    We can't tell either way, but I defer to Chris Mead's analysis. As I say, all the evidence points towards the GSW taking up residence here of its own accord so the reintroduction question is, perhaps, redundant. I choose to believe that the GSW was indeed once a resident on this island...
  16. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    Chris Mead link as referenced above: http://www.birdcare.com/bin/showsonb?great+spotted+woodpecker It looks like GSW is recolonising Ireland under its own steam anyway without the assistance of a reintroduction programme.
  17. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    So where did this information come from? They cannot have made it up. From whaht source text are they quoting? When you say 'potentially inaccurate' isn't it equally the case that this information may actually be accurate?
  18. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    Are we then to disregard everything written by Gordon d'Arcy in 'Ireland's Lost Birds' on the subject? Surely he would not have created a myth of the GSW. Also note the follwoing references BTO - Chris Mead "evidence of GSW bones from pre-Christian times in Ireland" 'Finding Birds in Ireland...
  19. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    Despite the previous posts, nobody has provided evidence that GSW did not exist in Ireland. It is of course easy to say "Ireland does not have GSW" because we don't, but where is the evidence to say that we never did? Isn't it just too easy to dismiss the whole idea as rubbish rather than...
  20. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    It all sounds very bleak. Surely the IWT isn't pedalling unsound whimsy as the basis for a project. Why aren't the experts on this forum forwarding their impact information to the IWT then, because the project is 'ongoing' according to their website.
  21. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    Whilst I concur with the majority of this post I can't understand the resistance to the IWT project. Why not reintroduce the GSW....the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. As part of a wider drive to reforest this treeless island the reintroduction of the GSW would IMO bring a range of...
  22. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    The IWT believes that the reintroduction of the GSW would be a major pro-active conservation move for a number of different wildlife species e.g. pied flycatcher, redstart, red squirrel, pine marten and several tree-dwelling bat species as woodpeckers are the architects and landlords of the...
  23. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    If you look at reintroductions in general the trend has been to reintroduce birds of prey and other 'sexy' headline-grabbing birds. I can't see any evidence that the Golden Eagles, WT Eagles and Red Kites are being introduced to improve our ecosystem here. Smaller birds tend not to reintroduced...
  24. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    Yes, we do want woodpeckers! And we want more woodland to support them! They were once resident here and they should be again. Woodpeckers may predate some young birds, but don't we have healthy populations of common birds to withstand such predation. Woodpeckers are integral to woodland...
  25. Vogeljung

    Why no Woodpeckers in Ireland

    In my humble opinion, Glenveagh National Park (Donegal) would be a perfect woodpecker reintroduction site....anyone know where the Irish reintroduction project is at??
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