White-Tailed Eagle Chicks hatch in Clare and Cork
The first white-tailed eagle chicks of the year have been hatched in Co Clare and West Cork in recent weeks, it was announced today.
The rare birds were born in nests at Mountshannon, Co Clare and Glengariff in West Cork, according to the Golden Eagle Trust which runs the reintroduction programme.
The chick born in Mountshannon is a sibling of a bird which was shot and killed three months ago. The deceased bird was on of two chicks born to the Mountshannon pair last year which became the first chicks to fly from a nest in Ireland in over a century. The crime is under investigation by the Garda.
To read the full article visit The Clare Herald Website.
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