'Avoid the area': Nesting buzzard attacks runners in Dundalk

Local bird watcher Derek Watters, says that the buzzards can become aggressive around their nesting sites and see runners in particular as a potential threat. Picture: Ravensdale Community Alert

There have been reports of a nesting buzzard attacking runners and walkers in the Ravensdale area of Dundalk, Co Louth.

One such attack involved a runner who says the bird swooped from behind and left them with a number of injuries, as well as drawing blood from their head and back.