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Place: Great Saltee

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<p>People frequently get much too close to nesting birds at seabird colonies around the Irish coast. Picture: Debs Allbrook</p>

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When close up is too close — who's the worst culprit for invading wild birds' space?
It is illegal to disturb and/or photograph nesting birds without a licence from the National Parks and Wildlife Service
Great Saltee: nearly unpopulated, save the family of the island's late king.

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The Islands of Ireland: The lure of the less-visited
The islands of Ireland: On a wing and a prayer at Turbot Island

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The islands of Ireland: On a wing and a prayer at Turbot Island
The Islands of Ireland: A taste of the Saltees

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Skipper did not know capsized boat was overloaded
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Gannets facing wind farm risks

Wind farms out a sea are probably less harmful to wildlife than land-based ones.

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Great Saltee: A visit strictly for the birds

THE other day, I revisited Great Saltee Island, off the Wexford Coast.

Mon, 20 May, 2013

This gannet colony chooses an odd spot

IRELAND has a new gannet colony; the first to be established since 1988.

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