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Coilin Mac Lochlainn reports on the winter phenomenon that is a Starling Murmuration I went to Nobber, Co Meath, in February […]

Young Long Eared Owl (c. Aidan G Kelly) This is the high season for observing Long eared Owls. One of

Blackbirds, Blackcaps and Blackberries; the autumn bounty Robins and Blackbirds have a common behavioural trait: In Ireland, they are both

Interview By David Medcalf, Wicklow People, 18th June 2020. They are really remarkable little creatures. Small enough to fit through a

Robin (c. Oran O’Sullivan) Driving down our unlit muddy lane, on increasingly dark mornings an hour before sunrise, I have

Donal O’Donoghue of the RTE Guide interviews Oran O’Sullivan, co-author of Ireland’s Garden Birds and principal of Irish Garden Birds.ie First published

Its nearly 20 years since Great Spotted Woodpeckers colonised the island of Ireland as a breeding species.  The birds were

Sunflower seeds come from the familiar flowering seed heads of sunflower plants. The seed develops as the flower dies off at

Why not get working on a list of activities to brighten up the shorter winter hours of daylight?  You can