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Pollardstown Fen

  • 19-05-2014 3:33pm
    #1
    Hondo75
    Registered Users Posts: 317 ✭✭


    Hi

    Anyone know the location of the bird hide in Pollardstown Fen, if you want to message me that would be great. have been out there but could not locate it.


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  • #2
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    It's on the southern section.


  • #3
    Hondo75
    Registered Users Posts: 317 ✭✭Hondo75


    Thats what the it says on line , but directions from car park. must be well hidden:D


  • #4
    Bonedigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 608 ✭✭✭Bonedigger


    Hondo75 wrote: »
    Hi

    Anyone know the location of the bird hide in Pollardstown Fen, if you want to message me that would be great. have been out there but could not locate it.

    I live close to Pollardstown Fen and it's one of my usual haunts,but have not seen a hide there in years.Many moons ago,there was a hide not far from the entrance to the reserve,but it fell into disrepair and was taken down.There's a nice boardwalk there now and a seating platform about halfway around the walk,but it's very difficult to see any birdlife from this platform.If you had a good pair of waders you may be able to walk out close to where the action is(although probably not a great idea at this time of year with nesting birds).PM me if you need any more help.


  • #5
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    It is many years since I was there. Shame to hear the hide is gone. It's more hides we need, not less. :(


  • #6
    olly_mac
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭olly_mac


    It's years since I too was down that way. I spent many a happy hour in the hide. Sad to hear it's gone. I saw my first hen harrier there.


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  • #7
    Bonedigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 608 ✭✭✭Bonedigger


    olly_mac wrote: »
    It's years since I too was down that way. I spent many a happy hour in the hide. Sad to hear it's gone. I saw my first hen harrier there.

    Despite the fact that I live on it's doorstep,I've not seen a Hen Harrier in Pollardstown Fen yet.There was a hoopoe spotted there early last year and I missed that too.Something unusual tends to pop up there every once in a while.I vaguely remember someone telling me that a Montagu's Harrier paid a brief visit to the fen many years ago too.


  • #8
    olly_mac
    Registered Users Posts: 128 ✭✭olly_mac


    I will always remember that morning :) It was a freezing cold February Saturday, and this female hen harrier just swooped across my field of vision. I had to look up all the bird books with me to confirm what it was.

    I think my obsession with raptors started that day :D


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