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Rose coloured starling on holiday in West Cork
Rose-coloured starling: a rare visitor to Ireland (phone-scoped record shot) Watching your local wildlife, even the familiar characters that surround you every day, is a rewarding and worthwhile...
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Going wild at home: The Blackbird.
We may all be stuck at home during the COVID-19 lockdown, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy our garden wildlife. Ireland’s Wildlife contributor Albert Nolan shares his recent encounters with a...
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Book Review: Ireland’s Birds; Myths, Legends and Folklore
Birds have always held a special draw for me. It was a a fascination with birds that first kindled my interest in wildlife as a youngster. I guess you could say that they were my first wildlife love,...
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9 top tips for feeding your garden birds
The striking blue tit: a regular visitor to garden bird feeders across Ireland During the winter short days and long nights limit the time birds have to forage, while at the same time natural food...
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Peanuts for peanuts — 30% off — order yours now!
We’ve just heard from our Official Garden Wildlife Partner CJ Wildlife that they’re offering 30% off their premium whole peanuts and 10% off all of their peanut feeders until the end of March. Peanuts...
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Birding for Beginners: why watch birds?
Bird watching or birding is a fascinating pastime enjoyed by vast numbers of people around the world. It’s a hobby that’s growing in popularity here in Ireland as more people discover the joy that...
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Birding for Beginners: getting to know your local birds
In this feature, the second in our four-part series on beginning birdwatching, we take a look at your garden birds, your local patch, and how getting to know them better can help you improve as a...
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Birding for Beginners: bird watching equipment
In this feature, the third in our four-part series on beginning birdwatching, we take a look at some of the equipment owned by birders, and how choosing the right equipment will help you to develop...
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Birding for Beginners: The Next Steps
In this, the final feature in our four-part series on beginning birdwatching, we take a look at some ways you can take your budding birding hobby to the next level. The Birding for Beginners series is...
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Puffins of Ireland
In this guest post, contributor Charlotte Klassa takes a closer look at many people’s favourite Irish seabird, the colourful and charismatic Puffin. The Atlantic Puffin is a strange bird. It looks like...
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Gear Review: CJ Wildlife Apollo “Easy Clean” Seed Feeder
Pros: Quality finish and materials. Robust construction. Easy and convenient to dismantle and clean (no tools required). Innovative “feeding rings”. Ventilation system keeps food fresh. Cons: None so...
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Digging, for the birds!
The robin is a real opportunist, and often the first to capitalise on the fruits of the gardener’s labour. Regular IW contributor Albert Nolan reflects on how a bit of winter digging benefits the bird...
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Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
They say familiarity breeds contempt… and, in the case of the chaffinch that’s probably true. The male chaffinch in its full breeding regalia is one of our most colourful and striking birds. If it...
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Raptors in the firing line on national radio show
A social media storm is brewing surrounding an ill-informed and disturbingly inaccurate radio interview about birds conducted on the Pat Kenny Show on national Irish radio station Newstalk FM yesterday...
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Book Review: The Helm Guide to Bird Identification
Have you ever struggled to tell your bar-tailed from your black-tailed godwit? How about differentiating your dabbling ducks, or getting to grips with gulls and grebes? No matter how experienced a bird...
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Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
The hooded crow, grey crow or “hoodie” as it’s sometimes called, is almost identical to the closely related carrion crow (Corvus corone) except for its distinctive grey and black plumage. The two birds...
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Making the most of Spring Migration
The secretive Grasshopper warbler arrives in Ireland in spring having spent the winter in tropical West Africa. Spring migration is an exciting time of year for birding in Ireland. During this...
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Europe’s Birds, An Identification Guide (Book Review)
I’ve never really been a fan of photo field guides. In the past, I’ve always gravitated towards the more nuanced interpretation of a skilled illustrator to highlight key features, to help me identify...
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All aboard for the Crossley ID Guide Britain and Ireland Blog Tour
I’m delighted to be taking part in the upcoming “Blog Tour” to celebrate the launch of the brand new bird field guide the Crossley ID Guide Britain & Ireland. I’ll be reviewing a copy of the guide...
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The Birdwatch Ireland Garden Bird Survey: how you can help monitor Ireland’s...
This post is part of the Crossley ID Guide Britain & Ireland Blog Tour — yesterday the tour was over at Mark Avery’s blog here — tomorrow it moves on to BirdWords… the official site of Dominic...
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Christmas Competition: bird food, feeder and a festive treat
Thanks to our friends over at CJ Wildlife (Ireland’s Wildlife’s Official Bird Food Partner) we have a fabulous prize to give away to one lucky winner at the end of the week. Up for grabs are: A 10kg...
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Cork school children contribute to international godwit study
Under the banner of Operation Godwit an international team of scientists has been studying the Icelandic black-tailed godwit since the 1990s. Unique combinations of colour rings placed on the birds’...
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Book Review: Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe
There are no two ways about it, a lot of our wildlife is incredibly tricky to see. You can get lucky, of course. Occasionally birds, and even mammals, lizards or amphibians, will appear out of nowhere,...
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World Migratory Bird Day — ESRI Mapping Migration
Around 450 different bird species have been recorded on the island of Ireland, and although a lot of them are migratory and rare, now is the best chance to catch a glimpse of them as they return north...
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2024 Discover Wildlife Weekend Dates
We’re delighted to announce that we’ve finalised dates for our popular Discover Wildlife Weekends on the West Cork Coast for the 2024 season. We’ll be running 4 weekends spanning spring, summer and...
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