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Irish Hen Harrier Survey 2015

Date Released: Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The Golden Eagle Trust, Irish Raptor Study Group and BirdWatch Ireland have formed an exciting conservation partnership and collectively are co-ordinating the 2015 Irish Hen Harrier Survey for the National Parks & Wildlife Service of the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht.

In the coming weeks as spring approaches the enigmatic hen harrier will begin displaying and looking for a place to nest in the uplands typically on deep heather moorland and in young forest plantations or scrub habitats. There is no greater sight than the “sky-dancing” display of the white-grey and black-wing-tipped male hen harrier showing off to the brown, more camouflaged, white-rumped females in spectacular undulating flights which rise and fall rapidly 100’s of metres in mid-air.

http://www.irishhenharriersurvey.com/