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A View From The Headland: Seabird Appeal 2015
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Wednesday, 22 April 2015. Ireland’s seabirds are threatened and urgently need your help. We are home to some of the most important seabird colonies in the world, but these are coming under increasing pressure and need proper protection. Help us to secure a future for Ireland’s seabirds before it’s too late. Threats to our Seabirds. What we’ll be doing. Your donation will directly fund projects that will help us:. To have more wardens on the ground to protect important colonies. To carry out much needed r...
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A Midlands Birder - tales from the lakeshore and beyond !: Glen Lough SPA
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A Midlands Birder - tales from the lakeshore and beyond! An occasional blog on birding my local patch in the Irish midlands and sometimes farther afield, or sometimes just an " ad lib" about what's happening in (and to) our natural environment! Monday, 23 September 2013. Due to overgrown foliage and low water levels, good viewing over the site is quite restricted currently, despite access to the very useful hide provided by the NPWS. Access to the site is via minor roads off the N4 (Dublin/Sligo road, ju...
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A Midlands Birder - tales from the lakeshore and beyond !: Welcome to my local patch
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A Midlands Birder - tales from the lakeshore and beyond! An occasional blog on birding my local patch in the Irish midlands and sometimes farther afield, or sometimes just an " ad lib" about what's happening in (and to) our natural environment! Thursday, 12 September 2013. Welcome to my local patch. Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, with wintering Hen Harrier recorded. Sin a bhfuil go foil a chairde! Thursday, September 12, 2013. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Welcome to my local patch. BTO Bird Migration Blog.
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project: Little Tern Information
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project. Working to protect one of Ireland's rarest seabirds (littletern@birdwatchireland.ie). A condensed version of the following information can be found on this poster here -. Http:/ www.birdwatchireland.ie/Portals/0/pdfs/Little Tern poster.pdf. The Little Tern (. Is the smallest species of tern in Ireland, with a body length of 22-24cm and a wing span of 48-55cm, making it roughly two-thirds the size of a Common Tern. In flight. The white tail is relatively short.
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project: The Wardens Duties
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project. Working to protect one of Ireland's rarest seabirds (littletern@birdwatchireland.ie). Aims of the Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project. Census the Little Terns and monitor their breeding success. Maximise the breeding productivity of the terns by:. Caused by humans and dogs. The loss of eggs and chicks to predators. Minimising the impacts of storms and flooding where possible. Liaise with the general public and media. Dispersal and migration (ringing).
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project: June 2015
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project. Working to protect one of Ireland's rarest seabirds (littletern@birdwatchireland.ie). Friday, 26 June 2015. Numbers are booming at the Little Tern colony in June. The nest count, which continues to rise daily, has reached a whopping total of 164 nest attempts! Of these nest attempts, 57 nests have hatched and there are 139 little ternlets running around the beach. There are still 81 active nests left to go - that's 81 birds sitting on 195 eggs! The list of chick...
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project: Spring tides and storms
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project. Working to protect one of Ireland's rarest seabirds (littletern@birdwatchireland.ie). Tuesday, 7 July 2015. Spring tides and storms. The Terns and I spent Monday sheltering from the wind and driving rain. The sea was angry and, combined with Spring highs, crashed its way up the beach and into the colony. Chick shelter (with no chick! Not quite what we had in mind. ©. Niall Keogh (picture taken under NPWS licence). So where do we stand now? We are a science-based...
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project: Candid camera
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project. Working to protect one of Ireland's rarest seabirds (littletern@birdwatchireland.ie). Monday, 27 July 2015. Parents bringing in food. The race for food! Thanks to Brian for the lend of the camera! 29 July 2015 at 23:35. Lovely to see birds fledging. Great work/photos. 29 July 2015 at 23:35. Lovely to see birds fledging. Great work/photos. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Local branches across the country. Events free to the public in every year.
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project: Juveniles (but no delinquents!)
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Kilcoole Little Tern Conservation Project. Working to protect one of Ireland's rarest seabirds (littletern@birdwatchireland.ie). Tuesday, 4 August 2015. Juveniles (but no delinquents! We have already looked at other species breeding inside the Tern colony - Oystercatcher. We have also seen other avian life. A Sedge Warbler has his measurements taken during Sunday's ringing session (photo: Paddy Manley). Juvenile Sedge Warbler (photo: Paddy Manley). Susan in conversation with a young Willow Warbler. Nice ...
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