White-tailed Sea Eagle flying over Mountshannon. Photo Valerie O'Sullivan. REPRO FREE Lough Derg eagles to soar again this summer - 2014 trial opening period generates half a million euro for local economy The popular White Tailed Sea Eagle Viewing & Information Point at Mountshannon Pier in Co. Clare has reopened to the public following a hugely successful pilot opening period last summer. More than 10,000 people flocked to the shores of Lough Derg between mid-July and September 2014 to cat
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Ireland’s Eagle’s
The popular White Tailed Sea Eagle Viewing and Information Point at Mountshannon Pier has reopened to the public following a hugely successful pilot opening period last summer, which generated over half a million euro for the local economy. The Mountshannon breeding pair of eagles, a seven-year-old male and six-year-old female, were originally collected as chicks on the island of Frøya off the west coast of Norway by the Golden Eagle Trust. The birds were released in Killarney National Park, before relocating to Lough Derg in 2011. The pair, named Saoirse and Caimin, created history in 2013 when they reared the first chicks to fly from a nest in Ireland in 110 years. Visit www.mountshannoneagles.ie.
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Ireland’s Eagle’s
The popular White Tailed Sea Eagle Viewing and Information Point at Mountshannon Pier has reopened to the public following a hugely successful pilot opening period last summer, which generated over half a million euro for the local economy. The Mountshannon breeding pair of eagles, a seven-year-old male and six-year-old female, were originally collected as chicks on the island of Frøya off the west coast of Norway by the Golden Eagle Trust. The birds were released in Killarney National Park, before relocating to Lough Derg in 2011. The pair, named Saoirse and Caimin, created history in 2013 when they reared the first chicks to fly from a nest in Ireland in 110 years. Visit www.mountshannoneagles.ie.
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