Twenty-three incidents involving birds of prey being poisoned and shot were recorded by the National Parks and Wildlife Service last year. As in previous years, a significant proportion of recorded deaths were in the east of the State. “Incidents involving poison, persecution or other threats to raptors are however very widespread across the country,” it said. Wind turbineThe Kestrel is understood to have died after the bird collided with a wind turbine in west Limerick. “A Kestrel was found at the base of a wind turbine in West Limerick, with haemorrhaging found to its skull.

Source: The Irish Times October 16, 2018 14:37 UTC