BirdWatch Ireland

In September 2024, we lost a family member of BirdWatch Ireland, Steve Wing. To honour our friend and colleague, the bursary at Cape Clear Bird Observatory has been named after him to preserve his legacy. The Steve Wing Memorial Bursary is designed to help with support training, mentorship and direct experience in the fields of ornithology and ecology. For 2026, Tim S...

We get to see some incredible migratory species in Ireland, some of which fly tens of thousands of miles to be here. For Common Terns, their migratory path takes them from Ireland to West Africa and back each year, racking up about 16,000 km round trip. But once the journey is complete, that doesn’t mean their flying time is over.

When the terns come back to our shor...

Press release

Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow – 7th October 2026

BirdWatch Ireland is alarmed by the lack of provision for birds, biodiversity and nature restoration in Budget 2027.

Bleak future for Irish birds as Budget 2027 fails to deliver for biodiversity and nature restoration while the Government leads on gutting legal pr...

From roughly April to August, Ireland’s coastline transforms into a bustling and vibrant maternity ward for twenty-four species of seabird, with breeding colonies numbering from single digits into the thousands.

Move over Lisdoonvarna! The appeal of Ireland’s coastal landscape and climate for avian matchmaking is the real deal. By the time the town...

Have the parks and gardens felt a little…quiet? Every year, from July to October, we get dozens of phone calls and emails from concerned birdwatchers wondering where our garden birds have gone. But do not fret—this disappearing act is part of a natural cycle, similar to the way leaves fall in autumn and bud in the spring. From nesting duty, feasting and moult...