Golden Eagle - 1994
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 12:08PM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in 1994 BoP, Golden Eagle

Introduced

Two kept captive on Skomer by the Neale family were released in 1915. One was shot when visiting the nearby mainland. The other .remained on the island before moving to Ramsey in 1928 where it was eventually shot in March 1932. Another, from London Zoo, was released on Ramsey in June 1929, in an effort to encourage breeding, but was found drowned in Ramsey Sound on 9 October 1929.

Donovan J.W. & Rees G.H (1994), Birds of Pembrokeshire

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