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ID Handbook of European Birds: Book Review
For Christmas 2010, I received a copy of a book called Advanced Bird ID Guide: The Western Palaearctic by Dutch birder and bird identification specialist Nils van Duivendijk. It was (still is) a compact, paperback volume — all text, no images — covering every plumage of all 1,300 species and....
Unprecedented Eurasian Hoopoe influx to Ireland
Over the last couple of weeks a truly remarkable bird has been making headlines in the national press across Ireland. The Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops), has been turning up in unprecedented numbers this spring, particularly along the south coast, making this the best opportunity ever to catch a glimpse of....
Wildlife Features
9 top tips for feeding your garden birds
During the winter short days and long nights limit the time birds have to forage, while at the same time natural food becomes more scarce. Our garden birds....
The return of Great Spotted Woodpeckers
Over the last five years woodland on Ireland’s east coast has started to reverberate with the drumming of a very welcome blow-in. This feature documenting....
Wildlife watching and travel — back to basics
Watching wildlife when travelling can be an exhilarating experience, but it can also be challenging. In this feature IW Founder, Calvin Jones, takes a look at some....
Antlers at dawn: Killarney’s red deer rut
Sean O'Callaghan of Kerry's Wild Side gives us the low-down on one of the most testosterone-charged events in the Irish wildlife calendar: the annual red....
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