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Darío Fernández-Bellon, Auteur ; Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ; Sandra Irwin, Auteur ; Thomas C. Kelly, Auteur ; Barry O’Mahony, Auteur ; John O’Halloran, AuteurNest camera footage from 13 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus nests was analysed to document patterns of adult attendance, incubation, brooding and prey delivery rates. Nest attendance was high throughout the incubation stage and began to decrease when[...]
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Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ; Darío Fernández-Bellon, Auteur ; Sandra Irwin, Auteur ; John O’Halloran, AuteurCapsule: The data presented here demonstrate a considerable spatial overlap between wind farms and the breeding distribution of Hen Harriers in Ireland, but evidence for a negative impact of wind farms on their population is weak.Aims: To assess[...]
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Conor T. Graham, Auteur ; Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ; Tom Gittings, Auteur ; Thomas C. Kelly, Auteur ; Sandra Irwin, Auteur ; Oisin F. McD Sweeney, Auteur ; John O'Halloran, AuteurCapsule In Ireland, which has relatively low diversity of bird species, commercially mature plantation oak forests (aged 72-151 years old) have similar bird diversity to typical semi-natural oak woodlands, and higher bird diversity than over-bro[...]
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Alex S. Copland, Auteur ; Olivia Crowe, Auteur ; Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ; John O'Halloran, AuteurCapsule Skylarks breeding in Ireland prefer extensive grassland habitats and almost completely avoid tillage habitats. Aims To describe the distribution and habitat use of breeding Skylarks in Ireland, particularly in lowland agricultural habita[...]
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Oisin F. McD Sweeney, Auteur ; Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ; Sandra Irwin, Auteur ; Thomas C. Kelly, Auteur ; John O'Halloran, AuteurCapsule Early stages of the plantation forest cycle have distinct bird communities and bird density was significantly higher in the second rotation than in the first for a given age class. Aims To characterize the bird communities in Irish secon[...]
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Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ; Tom Gittings, Auteur ; Thomas C. Kelly, Auteur ; John O'Halloran, AuteurCapsule Open spaces and areas dominated by broadleaved trees make an important contribution to the bird diversity of conifer plantations.
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Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ; Josephine Pithon, Auteur ; Tom Gittings, Auteur ; Tom C. Kelly, Auteur ; Paul S. Giller, Auteur ; John O'Halloran, AuteurCapsule Bird species assemblages are strongly dependent on growth stage and forest structure, but do not appear to be greatly affected by tree species composition. Aims To investigate changes in bird species composition of plantation forests in [...]
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The importance of pre-thicket conifer plantations for nesting Hen Harriers Circus cyaneus in Ireland
Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ; Sandra Irwin, Auteur ; David W. Norriss, Auteur ; Stephen F. Newton, Auteur ; Kevin Collins, Auteur ; Thomas C. Kelly, Auteur ; John O'Halloran, AuteurHen Harriers Circus cyaneus are threatened across much of their range and their conservation requires appropriate habitat management. The locations of 148 Hen Harrier nests found in the Republic of Ireland during national breeding surveys in 200[...]
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Mark W. Wilson, Auteur ; Barry O'Donoghue, Auteur ; Barry O'Mahony, Auteur ; Chris Cullen, Auteur ; Tim O'Donoghue, Auteur ; Geoff Oliver, Auteur ; Barry Ryan, Auteur ; Paul Troake, Auteur ; Sandra Irwin, Auteur ; Thomas C. Kelly, Auteur ; Jay J. Rotella, Auteur ; John O'Halloran, AuteurDuring the past century, the upland breeding areas of Hen Harriers in Ireland have been extensively afforested. There is no evidence that this species avoids breeding in heavily forested landscapes and, indeed, young commercial forests in their [...]
