Working with the National Park & Wildlife Services

For many years now we have been working in association with the National Parks & Wildlife Association, they regularly visit our site in Cong and monitor the activity of peregrine falcons. We recently had some exciting new additions of 3 peregrine falcon chicks, and our quarry manager, Damien McGrath quickly contacted the local conservation ranger, Irene O’Brien to come and investigate. After a few health and safety issues regarding safely accessing the chicks were addressed. A park ranger abseiled down the quarry face into the birds nest. From there they were successfully ringed and tagged, this enables the National Park & Wildlife Service to monitor the birds reproduction success, species long term survival rates, site fidelity and distances travelled. The chicks have now successfully fledged the nest.

“I hope the birds continue to succeed at the site, as it was a pleasure to visit this quarry and we know the Peregrine falcons are well protected there”

Irene O’Brien, Conservation Ranger, National Park & Wildlife Services