Look who’s swooping in after 250 years – osprey chicks to be released here in summer
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- 07 Apr 2023
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Ospreys will soon be flying over Irish skies again – after an absence of about 250 years.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service is working with its counterparts in Norway to prepare for the bird’s reintroduction here.
A small number of chicks are to be released in the south-east of the country during the summer months.
The hope is they will establish breeding grounds in Ireland, and will then return every year after their winter migration.
Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien revealed the plans in reply to questions from Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore about species reintroduction programmes.
The formidable bird of prey, which has a wingspan of 180cm, was once a common sight in Ireland – but it was hunted to extinction in the late 1700s. Read More…
