Here is something that is sure to warm the cockles of the heart of wildlife enthusiasts round the world. I got the info from my Ireland contacts.300 years after they became extinct in Ireland, a flock of 15 Eurasian Cranes has been sighted. The sighting was over Castle town roche, north Cork.
Cranes have not bred in Ireland since the early 18th century. The bird breeds across northern Europe, Russia and the Ukraine.
Eurasian crane has spiritual significance in Irish lore. Druids, a member of the priestly class during the Iron Age, believed in transmigration of the soul and the cranes were believed to carry the spirits of the dead. Irish name for the crane “corr” is found in hundreds of place names across Ireland.
Conservationists in Ireland believe that restoration of breeding population in Ireland is possible on restored peatland and wet meadows. They are obviously very excited.
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