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Birdwatch Ireland, in partnership with the Heritage Office of Kilkenny County Council, are coordinating the first county wide Swift survey in Kilkenny this summ...

A shocking new report published by Born Free highlights that the majority of species found in the UK’s Consortium of Charitable Zoos (CCZ) are not...

Swift action: Conservation project underway in Limerick to save birds on Red list Reporter: ); AN ambitious conservation project to save Swifts - a small migratory bird is underway in Limerick. Swifts, which weigh as little as a Cadbury’s Cream Egg, are fascinating birds which spend most of their lives in constant flight only ever landing to nest. A project that aims to entice Swifts to stay briefly and breed in purpose-build nest-boxes at five locations in Limerick city is underway. In one ...

Farmers could face ‘significant drop in income’ due to environmentally-driven changes

Dublin City Swift Survey and to learn more about this intriguing urban bird species. Recent studies show declines of 58% in less than 20 years, with Swifts now red-listed on the Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland list. This summer, BirdWatch Ireland will conduct a Dublin City Swift Survey on behalf of Dublin City Council Parks, Biodiversity and Landscape Services as an action of the Dublin City Biodiversity Action Plan. Although finding, recording, and mapping Swift nesting sites is core ...

Ministers Noonan and Hackett meet with BirdWatch Ireland   Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, and Minister of State for Forestry, Land Use and Biodiversity, Pippa Hackett TDm, and officials from the NPWS / Department of Housing, Local Government Heritage and Heritage had a very constructive meeting this afternoon with BirdWatch Ireland to discuss the results of their Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland (BOCCI) report. The BOCCI report w...

On World Curlew Day, BirdWatch has said that the curlew is a "symbol of successive government failure" to protect Ireland's bird species.

Swifts, puffins and kestrels have been identified among the birds most at peril as a new cross-border report shows a quarter of birds across the island are now 'red-listed'.

A stained glass window is coming to Killeter to celebrate the parish’s link to Cecil Frances Alexander. On the Causeway Coast, a book celebrating its beautiful locations during the pandemic will soon come out… and it is locally produced! Puffins are among 23 birds that were moved to the red-list according to the Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland’s latest report. We hear about an environmental project aiming to help young people make a career in the field and why Fort Dunree is beco...

15 April 2021 Puffins, swifts and kestrels are among 23 birds that have been moved on to the Red list across Ireland, according to a new study. The Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland (BoCCI) 2020-2026 review is jointly compiled by RSPB NI and BirdWatch Ireland. 15 April 2021 A 56-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Danny McClean. The PSNIs Major Investigation Team ar...