2021 a challenging year for white-tailed eagles

There was only one successful nesting pair of white-tailed sea eagles this year.

The bird of prey was reintroduced to Ireland in 2007 after being extinct here for almost a century.

Kerry has been a focal point of the reintroduction programme.

Allan Mee is project manager for the Irish White-Tailed Sea Eagle reintroduction programme.

He says spring storms have impacted on breeding.

Allan Mee says the frequency of spring storms in recent years might indicate that climate change is at play.