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Sea eagle?

  • 08-07-2017 8:48am
    #1
    EoghanIRL
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    At the sea side near youghal last weekend I saw the biggest bird I have seen to date.

    It was in the shallow waters. Black body with a white belly and a white tail or a stripe of white on the tail. Wing span must have been 1-2 m or greater. Flew up and down the shore line and caught a reasonable sized fish.

    No photo unfortunately.
    Any ideas as to what it might have been?


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  • #2
    OpenYourEyes
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭OpenYourEyes


    EoghanIRL wrote: »
    At the sea side near youghal last weekend I saw the biggest bird I have seen to date.

    It was in the shallow waters. Black body with a white belly and a white tail or a stripe of white on the tail. Wing span must have been 1-2 m or greater. Flew up and down the shore line and caught a reasonable sized fish.

    No photo unfortunately.
    Any ideas as to what it might have been?
    Maybe take a look at a picture of an Osprey, but my money would be on a White-faced Sea Eagle alright - a lovely sighting!


  • #3
    denismc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,585 ✭✭✭denismc


    OpenYourEyes wrote: »
    Maybe take a look at a picture of an Osprey, but my money would be on a White-faced Sea Eagle alright - a lovely sighting!

    The colors suggest a white-tailed sea eagle, (not white-faced))).
    These eagles were reintroduced to Ireland in the last 10 years so it's possible this is what you saw.
    Did it have any tags?


  • #4
    Masala
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,527 ✭✭✭Masala


    EoghanIRL wrote: »
    At the sea side near youghal last weekend I saw the biggest bird I have seen to date.

    It was in the shallow waters. Black body with a white belly and a white tail or a stripe of white on the tail. Wing span must have been 1-2 m or greater. Flew up and down the shore line and caught a reasonable sized fish.

    No photo unfortunately.
    Any ideas as to what it might have been?

    Probably a product of the Killarney Sea Eagle project.

    That's a good news story to see that they are surviving


  • #5
    Mickeroo
    Administrators, Computer Games Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 32,531 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Mickeroo


    Report the sighting on goldeneagle.ie, if it was tagged they'll be able to confirm it.


  • #6
    Capercaillie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭Capercaillie


    Masala wrote: »
    Probably a product of the Killarney Sea Eagle project.

    That's a good news story to see that they are surviving
    A female sea Eagle that had just laid eggs was poisoned in Killarney this year. Glengarrif pair failed as well. Two active pairs in Clare with four chinks.


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  • #7
    OpenYourEyes
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 3,072 Mod ✭✭✭✭OpenYourEyes


    denismc wrote: »
    The colors suggest a white-tailed sea eagle, (not white-faced))).

    Autocorrect!


  • #8
    Joeseph Balls
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    Capercaillie wrote: »
    Two active pairs in Clare with four chinks.

    Spot the auto correct :D


  • #9
    Capercaillie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,732 ✭✭✭Capercaillie


    Joeseph Balls wrote: »
    Spot the auto correct :D

    That was a bit racist!


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