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Wednesday 29 March 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# Birds of Prey

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# Birds of Prey
Irish man due in UK court for attempting to smuggle rare bird eggs at Heathrow
Many of the eggs recovered on 26 June have now hatched.
# protect
Police using drones with cameras to target shooting and poisoning of birds of prey
The most frequent casualties were buzzards and the recently re-introduced red kite.
# Poisonous
Surge in number of birds of prey being 'poisoned and persecuted'
A case where four people poisoned a number of birds of prey was found in West Waterford.
# Birds of Prey
This person had the best response to a 'post no flyers' notice stuck on a wall
The internet loves puns.
# Antrim
Three protected birds of prey found poisoned
A peregrine falcon and two buzzards were found dead in recent weeks.
# at risk
Ireland’s most common birds of prey are in decline
BirdWatch Ireland has warned that the long-eared owl, the barn owl and the kestrel are in crisis due to lack of food.