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BirdWatch Ireland is urging people to look after their garden birds during the current spell of cold weather.

It took its time, but cold winter weather is finally here. Temperatures in many parts of the country are falling below zero, with frost, some sleet, and even snow. Couple that with the facts that days are very short at this time of year and t...


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The results of the last International Swan Census in 2020 showed an increase in Whooper Swan numbers in Ireland – up 24.9% in the Republic of Ireland and up 32% in Northern Ireland – compared to the previous census in 2015. At 19,111 bird...


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This year we were delighted to work on a seabird monitoring and conservation project on Ireland’s Eye in Dublin, ‘special protection area’ (SPA) with over 9,000 pairs of breeding seabirds across 11 different species. As the year draws to a close we were able to reflect on the results of the project in a webinar, which we have since uploaded for anyone to w...


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Group nouns aren’t something we tend to give much thought to. When it comes to large numbers of birds, the word ‘flock’ is a suitable catch-all term. A flock of crows, a flock of finches, a flock of geese – you know what it means. Lots of a similar type of bird together.

As useful a term as it might be, the word ‘flock’ can never capture the mesmerising detail, the a...


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As we creep our way into winter, as the days get shorter, the nights longer and everything colder, you could be forgiven for despairing about the coming and going of seasons and why can’t the summer just be that little bit longer??? But there is some good news!! Yes, although we are entering the throes of winter, it is not all doom and gloom as we are seeing the return of Ire...


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