Eagles wing their way into Kerry airport from Norway as part of reintroduction programme

Eagles were brought to Kerry airport at Farranfore Co Kerry today as part of a national programme to reintroduce the birds of prey to Ireland. Picture: Valerie O'Sullivan

The eagle has landed again: 10 white-tailed sea eagles flew quietly into Kerry from Norway shortly before lunchtime on Friday.

The new eagles are the latest in a, largely successful, reintroduction programme which began in the Killarney National Park in 2007 and which has seen eagles pair and nest in a number of locations countrywide.