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Beschreibung
Glendowns Pond is a small man-made lake next to Glendowns estate in Portlaoise with a surprising amount of birdlife and a great place for wildlife photography. Eisvogel, Stockente and Teichhuhn are all resident and breed here. Graureiher and Seidenreiher breed in the mature trees surrounding the pond. These mature trees also play host to many smaller birds, including breeding Wintergoldhähnchen and Grauschnäpper. Other species that can be seen include Mönchsgrasmücke, Zilpzalp, Fitis, Schwanzmeise, Gimpel and occasionally, Waldbaumläufer.
Spring and early summer is the best time to see the most amount of species. Winter is also of interest as there is a huge corvid roost in the trees surrounding the pond, with thousands of Dohle and Saatkrähe coming in from the countryside and the rest of town to sleep together which makes for a quite a spectacle on cold calm evenings!
Mäusebussard and Sperber occasionally pass through, as do Wanderfalke, who can often be seen on the nearby St. Peter and Pauls' Church. Schleiereule has also been seen and heard here at night and may even breed close by.
A Sommergoldhähnchen was seen here for a number of weeks in 2025 and may have even bred, typifying the importance of the mature trees around the pond and the surprises that can be unearthed here!
Details
Zugang
Glendowns Pond is located in Portlaoise. Its possible to park right next to the pond in Glendowns estate. The local bus (PL2) stops opposite the estate and the pond is also less than a kilometre from the main street of Portlaoise.
Terrain und Habitat
Teich , Stadt/Dorf , Vereinzelte Bäume und BüscheBedingungen
FlachRundweg
NeinIst ein Spektiv nützlich?
NeinGute Beobachtungszeit
Sommer , Winter , FrühjahrBeste Beobachtungszeit
FrühjahrRoute
asphaltierte Straße , unbefestigte StraßeSchwierigkeitsgrad der Tour
EinfachErreichbarkeit
zu Fuß , Fahrrad , Auto , RollstuhlBeobachtungshütten oder -türme
NeinZusätzliche Informationen
Works in recent years have taken place to improve the water quality and habitats in the pond and there are further plans in place that could potentially attract further waterbirds to the pond in the near future.