Chris Monk
Well-known member
Birdguides:
Breeding Golden Eagles in Co. Donegal
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Two Golden Eagles have nested in County Donegal, laying the first egg
on Irish soil since 1912. The birds are part of a reintroduction scheme
which began at Glenveagh National Park in 2001 and over 30 birds have
now been released in the wilds of Ireland. Chicks for the project have
been collected under license from Scottish Natural Heritage over the
past 4 years and there has been great assistance from the Scottish
raptor study groups. Research suggests that County Donegal could
eventually hold 7-10 pairs of these magnificent raptors, and Ireland may
eventually have 50-100 pairs if the project is successful.
John Cromie, Technical Director of BirdGuides, who lives in Donegal and
has been actively involved with the reintroduction project through the
Irish Raptor Study Group, comments: "This breeding attempt, within just
four years of the first chick arriving from Scotland, has raised
everyone's hopes that before long we will once again have native eagles
gracing their ancient haunts in the mountains of Donegal."
Unfortunately the egg failed to hatch on this occasion, but all of us
at BirdGuides endorse the comments of Lorcan O'Toole, the project
director at Glenveagh, who commented "we are all looking forward to the
day when a Donegal-bred eagle takes to the sky".
To find out more about the project, go to:
http://www.goldeneagle.ie/
Breeding Golden Eagles in Co. Donegal
=====================================
Two Golden Eagles have nested in County Donegal, laying the first egg
on Irish soil since 1912. The birds are part of a reintroduction scheme
which began at Glenveagh National Park in 2001 and over 30 birds have
now been released in the wilds of Ireland. Chicks for the project have
been collected under license from Scottish Natural Heritage over the
past 4 years and there has been great assistance from the Scottish
raptor study groups. Research suggests that County Donegal could
eventually hold 7-10 pairs of these magnificent raptors, and Ireland may
eventually have 50-100 pairs if the project is successful.
John Cromie, Technical Director of BirdGuides, who lives in Donegal and
has been actively involved with the reintroduction project through the
Irish Raptor Study Group, comments: "This breeding attempt, within just
four years of the first chick arriving from Scotland, has raised
everyone's hopes that before long we will once again have native eagles
gracing their ancient haunts in the mountains of Donegal."
Unfortunately the egg failed to hatch on this occasion, but all of us
at BirdGuides endorse the comments of Lorcan O'Toole, the project
director at Glenveagh, who commented "we are all looking forward to the
day when a Donegal-bred eagle takes to the sky".
To find out more about the project, go to:
http://www.goldeneagle.ie/