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birdwatch ireland

This week
4th May 2025 - 6th May 2025
What sounds do these Irish garden birds make?
Last year
2024
'Unique' first for Ireland as a robin is recorded moving over 750km between France and Co Cork
Birdwatch Ireland urges capture of rose-ringed parakeet to curb spread of non-native species
‘Odd looking but beautiful’: North American bird makes first ever appearance in Ireland
Seagulls are coming back to town, hold onto your chips (and don't panic)
All time
Damage to electricity poles by woodpeckers led to 'substantial' upgrades this year
Puffins leaving Skellig Michael a few days early 'not a cause for concern'
Charities Regulator identifies several financial oversight failings at Birdwatch Ireland
BirdWatch Ireland raises concern over cases of avian flu among wild seabirds
€17 million needed to save Ireland’s most threatened birds says BirdWatch Ireland
BirdWatch Ireland calls for reports of invasive parrot species after sightings in Dublin park
Loss of Ireland's biodiversity is accelerating - and we're missing the chance to halt it
Regulator appoints inspectors to investigate BirdWatch Ireland
Almost 50% increase in Irish birds on endangered list following 'alarming' population declines
A spike in seagulls? Locals in Dublin have concerns but experts say lockdown isn't to blame
Conservationists slam 'horrific and illegal' mass poisoning of buzzards in Co Cork
Ireland's Curlew population is 'on brink of extinction', warn conservationists
Nesting boxes for swifts being installed at revamped Leinster House
Irish bird numbers 'dramatically' declining with some species facing extinction
Gannets on Little Skellig are using plastic to build their nests
Concern after 15 swans killed by power lines in Co Donegal
Irish people reporting sightings of hummingbirds that are actually moths
Farmers urged to check flocks after outbreak of bird flu in England
Predicting this winter's weather is like 'gazing into a crystal ball'
Are those pesky seagulls edging out the ducks in Stephen's Green? No, say the experts...
Ireland’s most common birds of prey are in decline
You can look but not touch the... birds
Vagrant birds flocking to Ireland as temperatures rise
Last corncrake on Shannon probably dead