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The site can
be accessed by following the beginning of the Mesolithic walk; start
in the car park opposite the thatched bird hide and turn right after
the railway embankment
About
the site
Leabeg wetland
offers a rare chance to observe and photograph the large flocks
of Whooper swans that congregate there each winter. The site was
developed in 1998 by blocking underground drainage pipes and since
that time has partially flooded each winter. This flooding provides
excellent feeding grounds for swans over-wintering in Ireland and
Leabeg is now a site of National Importance for Whoopers, attracting
up to 150 birds during the winter months. Please take care not to
disturb them.
A walk runs alongside the canal, known as the canoe course, from
which a number of birds may be seen including: kingfisher, common
sandpiper, skylark and meadow pipit.
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