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Month: September 2013

  • Ladybird

    Calling all budding wildlife and nature writers

    September 20, 2013
    Are you a wildlife enthusiast or bird watcher with a story to tell? Do you have wildlife hints and tips…
  • Bird Watching in Ireland -- seabirds

    Bird watching in Ireland

    September 19, 2013
    Bird watching, or “birding” as many people who watch birds have come to call it these days, is perhaps the…
  • Birding Resources

    September 17, 2013
    Here's a run-down of some of the most useful websites and online resources for bird watching and birders in Ireland.…
  • Secrets of the Irish Landscape

    Book Review: Secrets of the Irish Landscape

    September 13, 2013
    Ireland's landscape is unique. Moulded by incredible geological forces, carved out by millions of tonnes of ice and, comparatively recently,…
  • Corncrake chick

    Captive bred corncrakes could boost wild population

    September 10, 2013
    The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the Irish Grey Partridge Trust are working together on an innovative trial…
  • August on the calendar road

    The Calendar Road: August 2013

    September 9, 2013
    It’s August, and harvest time gives Sinead pause to remember much tougher Augusts along the Calendar Road.  Standing looking down on the…
  • Finding Birds in Ireland by Eric Dempsey

    Book Review: Finding Birds in Ireland

    September 9, 2013
    One of the biggest problems faced by bird watchers visiting Ireland -- or indeed resident birders travelling to other parts…