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Beschrijving
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. IJsvogel, Wilde Eend and Waterhoen are all resident and breed here. Blauwe Reiger and Kleine Zilverreiger breed in the mature trees surrounding the pond. These mature trees also play host to many smaller birds, including breeding Goudhaan and Grauwe Vliegenvanger. Other species that can be seen include Zwartkop, Tjiftjaf, Fitis, Staartmees, Goudvink and occasionally, Taigaboomkruiper.
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 Kauw and Roek coming in from the countryside and the rest of town to sleep together which makes for a quite a spectacle on cold calm evenings!
Buizerd and Sperwer occasionally pass through, as do Slechtvalk, who can often be seen on the nearby St. Peter and Pauls' Church. Kerkuil has also been seen and heard here at night and may even breed close by.
A Vuurgoudhaan 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!
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Toegang
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.
Terrein en leefgebied
Vijver , Stad/dorp , Verspreide bomen en struikenOmstandigheden
VlakRondlopende wandeling mogelijk?
NeeTelescoop meenemen?
NeeWanneer hier vogels kijken?
Zomer , Winter , LenteToptijd voor dit gebied
LenteRoute
Verharde weg , Onverharde wegZwaarte wandeling
GemakkelijkToegankelijk via
Te voet , Fiets , Auto , RolstoelVogelkijkhut aanwezig?
NeeExtra info
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.