Monday, 29 January 2018

Rare African birds ditch the sun in favour of Irish boglands


Glossy ibis and whitetailed eagle spotted in Irish midlands

Sun, Jan 21, 2018, 12:41 Updated: Sun, Jan 21, 2018, 12:43

A number of rare African birds have ditched warmer climes and have taken up residence in Ireland’s deepest, dankest low-lying bogs.

According to Bord na Móna, the peat and energy semi-state, three glossy ibises, normally found in North Africa, have moved to a bog in Co Westmeath and another has been spotted at a bog in Co Offaly.

It said there have been a number of other sightings of rare birds, including a whitetailed eagle, on Irish bogs in the past few weeks.



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