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A recent picture of a dead lamb being carried by a White tailed Eagle has really got the press going but most of the lines of their stories seem to be lost in a Victorian storybook about monsters and evil when the truth out there is quite amazing. […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hen-Harries-web.jpg” alt=”Hen-Harries-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-24314″ ] Let me start with an introduction, I am a Police Superintendent and I have been a police officer now for approaching 18 years. In that time have had the privilege of working with some of the finest people you will ever meet, let it be known that […] WHITE-TAILED EAGLE, Latvia live webcam above. To activate the feed to the live webcam in Latvia, click on the red diamond in the centre of the image. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Latvia-WTE-First-Egg-02-web.jpg” alt=”Latvia-WTE-First-Egg-02-web” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-24000″ ] First egg laid today 24-03-2018 by Latvian pair of White-tailed Eagles. Female stands sentinel on […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/white-tailed-eagle-on-nest-.gif” alt=”white-tailed-eagle-on-nest-” class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-18199″ ]NEW “scaring techniques” could be used to stop Scotland’s largest bird of prey hunting lambs. With an 8ft wingspan, sea eagles are so large they are nicknamed “flying barn doors”. […] A new study has revealed which bird and bat species are most at risk of collision with wind turbines, with birds of prey and migratory birds coming top of the list. This research is the first to take a global view of the problem, and pinpoints some possible solutions to allow birds, bats and wind […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/White-tailed-Eagle-flying.jpg” alt=”White-tailed-Eagle-flying” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-18194″ ] Male Pallid Harrier still showing well after three days in this location; also White-tailed Eagle again early on before flying north at top end of Dunsop Valley towards Whitendale Fell (SD658543). Park only at Dunsop Bridge and follow public footpath north for 4km to […] Despite the never ending poisoning, trapping and killing of so called ‘protected’ raptors in our country we are living in a remarkable age of progress for nature conservation. Species like the White-tailed Eagle, Osprey, Red Kite and Goshawk were birds driven to extinction throughout Britain by man’s ignorance and intolerance. It is disappointing those human […] Forestry Commission Scotland We’ve just had some very sad news in from the Forestry Commission Scotland on Mull. They are reporting the young sea eagle which fledged from the Isle of Mull nest site at Tiroran this year has been found dead – it appears the young eagle has died of natural causes and shows […] A White-tailed eagle has been found dead in Wester Ross, prompting an investigation by the police. Vets at Scotland’s Rural College’s laboratory in Inverness are currently carrying out a post-mortem examination on the raptor. [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/white-tailed-eagle-1-of-11.jpg” alt=”white-tailed eagle (1 of 1)” class=”aligncenter size-full wp-image-17142″ ] […] [airesizeimg src=”http://raptorpolitics.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ireland-Eagle.jpg” alt=”Ireland Eagle” class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-18459″ ]The first two White-tailed Eagle nests in Co Kerry in over a century have successfully fledged their young this month.Between them, the two pairs—one in Killarney National Park and another on the Beara peninsula near Kenmare—fledged one youngster each. This was the third attempt by the Killarney pair […] |
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