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Northern Ireland | Shock as red kite is killed 8 September 2008 A red kite has been found shot dead in Northern Ireland just weeks after the bird was re-introduced to the country after an absence of more than 200 years.
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 | Climate change affects garden birds 15 August 2008 Climate change is causing a number of widespread British birds to lay their eggs much earlier than 40 years ago, that's just one of the trends revealed in the latest State of the UK's Birds report. |
 | Red kites are back! 14 August 2008 Red kite fever recently gripped Northern Ireland as the re-introduction of these beautiful birds of prey became a reality for the RSPB. The red kites took to the skies after an absence of almost 200 years, and the RSPB is now inviting people to come along to witness the birds at special public viewing events. |
 | Poisoned pigeon and persecuted peregrines 4 August 2008 RSPB NI and the Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group (NIRSG) have today joined forces to condemn an incident where a live pigeon was left as bait to kill peregrine falcons at one of the oldest known peregrine nests in the country. A young peregrine from that nest has also gone missing, suspected shot or poisoned. |
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