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Descrição
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. Guarda-rios-comum, Pato-real and Galinha-d'água are all resident and breed here. Garça-real and Garça-branca-pequena breed in the mature trees surrounding the pond. These mature trees also play host to many smaller birds, including breeding Estrelinha-de-poupa and Papa-moscas-cinzento. Other species that can be seen include Toutinegra-de-barrette-preto, Felosa-comum, Felosa-musical, Chapim-rabilongo, Dom-fafe and occasionally, Trepadeira-do-bosque.
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 Gralha-de-nuca-cinzenta and Gralha-calva coming in from the countryside and the rest of town to sleep together which makes for a quite a spectacle on cold calm evenings!
Águia-d'asa-redonda and Gavião da Europa occasionally pass through, as do falcão-peregrino, who can often be seen on the nearby St. Peter and Pauls' Church. coruja-da-igreja / coruja-das-torres has also been seen and heard here at night and may even breed close by.
A Estrelinha-de-cabeça-listada 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!
Detalhes
Acesso
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.
Terreno e Habitat
Pequeno lago , Cidade/Vila , Árvores e arbustos dispersosCondições
PlanoCaminho circular
Nãoé útil um telescópio?
NãoBoa temporada de observação de aves
Verão , Inverno , PrimaveraMelhor hora para visitar
PrimaveraRota
Estrada pavimentada , Estrada não pavimentadaCaminho dificil
FácilAcessível por
Pé , Bicicleta , Carro , Cadeira de rodasAbrigo/plataforma deobservação de aves
NãoInformação extra
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.