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The pine marten is omnivorous, with small mammals forming the major part of its diet, particularly in winter. It feeds on voles (Microtus agrestis) and other rodents, birds such as the treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) and capercaillie chicks (Tetrao urogallus), insects, frogs and carrion .
In search of Pine Martens: Various hair traps were installed around Abbeyleix Bog woodlands area today by Denise O'Meara from Waterford IT. The trap consists of a 100 mm diameter pipe fixed to a tree trunk. A piece of food is hanged at the top inside the pipe. With the top closed off Pine Martens are lured to the food source through the bottom opening. A sticky strip inside the pipe at the bottom collects hair samples from the visitor in the process of reaching the food.