Sea Eagle in Midlands?

Calgary22

Just wondering do these lovely birds every visit the midland area? or where would be the best place to view them?:D

OpenYourEyes

They have been in seen around Lough Ree and Elphin in Roscommon in the past, but I don't think there's anywhere they consistently show up in the midlands (yet at least)! Mountshannon in Clare is probably the closest place to the midlands you have a strong chance of seeing one at the moment!

Woodville56

Local birders reported a Sea Eagle at Lough Owel (near Mullingar - N4 road to Longford/Sligo) in 2012, no more recent sightings but always on the look out in these parts !

cuddlycavies

Yep! Thats WTSE Star. He travelled between Owel, ErneFermanagh and Wicklow regularly. The radar sightings on Golden Eagle trust are currently unavailable to check where he is. Kerry is the best place obviously.Around Derrynane is great. They're active around there whereas Killarney has more birds but I've never seen one there, This is STAR at Kilcoole, Co wicklow

http://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/27947/Whitetailed_Eagle.html

Calgary22

The reason i have asked this is i taught i saw one recently and it has been conformed that it was so happyto have seen one. thanks to all for backing up what i was thinking:D

ThunderCat

I've never seen one - hopefully someday - but I did see today a Grey Heron in flight which has a huge wingspan. Would a WTSE have a bigger wingspan than that?

OpenYourEyes

A WTSE was in Boora today apparently! according to the Irish Grey Partidge Conservation Trust's facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Grey-Partridge-Conservation-Trust/344880852160?ref=stream&hc_location=stream

Calgary22

Yea that's where i seen it i reported it;) i didn't want to say it for obvious reasons until it was verified:D that's why i wrote my intial post as i was unsure what i saw now but it was conformed what i have seen was indeed that:D

OpenYourEyes

Thought it might've been you alright! Wouldn't blame you for second-guessing yourself when you saw it somewhere like that, as opposed to around Kerry/on the coast/on a big lake!

Calgary22

Tbh i was quite shocked alright. but glad to see it has been conformed as that:D will take another ramble up over the weekend.:)

whyulittle

When did you see it there?

I heard it was there Wednesday, the Grey Partridge FB page makes it sound like it was there yesterday, and I heard from someone else that it was there last week.

Calgary22

last week it was there. over the space of two evenings i saw it. i have not been back there since.