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ALMOST 3,000 Golden Plovers from the Arctic tundra have chosen a winter roost in a Kildare bog, it has been revealed this week (14 December). A flock of 2…

Bord na Móna is rehabilitating and restoring bogs as part of its Peatlands Climate Action Scheme, with the aim of reducing carbon emissions and the eventual creation of carbon sinks

Bord na Móna has announced that the Common Cranes which set up home on a rewetted peatland earlier this year successfully hatched two baby chicks in May....

These elegant birds have not produced chicks in Ireland for at least 300 years

Longford Leader Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. If you want further access to Irelands best local journalism, consider subscribing to our ePaper and/or free daily Newsletter . Support our mission and join our community now. ePaper Cranes flying over Bord na Móna rewetted peatlands in the Irish midlands. Photo: James Crombie, Inpho. Reporter:  ); Bord na Móna has announced that the Common Cranes which set up home on a rewetted peatland earlier this year successfully hatched two b...

Giant birds spotted in midlands that have not been seen in Ireland in over 300 years Reporter: 25 May 2021 The pair of common cranes spotted near Lough Boora recently. The birds are believed to be nesting locally presenting the possibility of breeding here for the first time in 300 years );  ); There was wonderful news last week when it was revealed that a pair of common cranes had been spotted near Lough Boora and had started nesting, presenting the possibility of breeding in Ireland for the...

Giant birds spotted in Offaly that have not been seen in Ireland in over 300 years Reporter: 24 May 2021 The pair of common cranes spotted near Lough Boora recently. The birds are believed to be nesting locally presenting the possibility of breeding here for the first time in 300 years );  ); There was wonderful news last week when it was revealed that a pair of common cranes had been spotted near Lough Boora and had started nesting, presenting the possibility of breeding in Ireland for the f...

Cranes on the horizon: Mythic bird could be on verge of Irish comeback Return would be a great success for Bord na Móna’s peatland biodiversity measures about 4 hours ago   Like a guilty, cultural echo, the word “crane” hangs on, at least in parts of the west, as an everyday word for the heron. How marvellous, at last, to find the real bird signalling its return, and this to an Irish landscape itself on its way back to nature. The pair of common cranes now ensconced on a floating nest ...

The crane was also an integral part of Irish culture and folklore and a relatively common sight, but cranes haven’t bred in Ireland for more than three centuries. However, now, Irish wildlife experts have reported a pair of cranes have been spotted in a peat bog in the Republic of Irelands midlands, and this suggests the birds are once again returning to the Emerald Isle.  Ten A Penny Yesterday In modern terms the Eurasian Crane looks like an exotic bird, but a 2016  Green News Ireland �...

BBC News By Niall Glynn image captionCranes have absent as a breeding bird in Ireland for more than 300 years A giant bird that has been part of Irish folklore and was often kept as a pet in medieval times could be returning to the island after an absence of more than 300 years. A pair of cranes are nesting on a rewetted peat bog in the Republic of Irelands midlands. It is hoped they could be the first of the species to breed in Ireland for centuries. The cranes are on land owned by former peat...