Nature lovers hope to sight eagle chicks in Killarney

Nature lovers will be taken out in a boat at Killarney National Park this weekend in the hope of viewing two of the park’s most prized possessions, white-tailed sea eagle chicks.

It’s believed there are two such chicks in the nest at the park’s biggest lake, Lough Leane. However, there could be more, as park rangers have kept their distance for the past two weeks as the chicks can suffer stress if disturbed by humans.

These chicks are the latest of the 100 sea eagles re-introduced to Kerry from Norway between 2007 and 2011 as part of a joint National Parks and Wildlife Service and Golden Eagle Trust joint project. It is believed 30 to 40 of these birds, the largest avian predator, are still alive.