Place: Great Saltee

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Place: Great Saltee

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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

outdoors

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.

home and gardens

The Islands of Ireland: The lure of the less-visited

The islands of Ireland: On a wing and a prayer at Turbot Island

home and gardens

The islands of Ireland: On a wing and a prayer at Turbot Island

The Islands of Ireland: A taste of the Saltees

home and gardens

The Islands of Ireland: A taste of the Saltees

We can learn from New Zealand about eliminating unwanted invaders

Skipper did not know capsized boat was overloaded

news

Skipper did not know capsized boat was overloaded

Gannets facing wind farm risks

Gannets facing wind farm risks

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

Mon, 25 May, 2015

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.

Mon, 13 Aug, 2007