Wildlife and bird watching in Ireland
Whale Watching in Ireland
Ireland, and especially the south west, has surprisingly good whale and dolphin watching. There are plenty of dolphins, and minke whales are common in spring and summer. Humpbacks are also found here from mid August for a couple of months.
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Ireland, and especially the south west, has surprisingly good whale and dolphin watching. There are plenty of dolphins, and minke whales are common in spring and summer. Humpbacks are also found here from mid August for a couple of months.
Read more about whale watching in Ireland.
County by county
Recent Ireland news
- Spate of Fin whale sightings off Irish Coast
- Wildfowl shooting banned in Northern Ireland in big freeze
- Golden eagle poisoned in Ireland
- BirdWatch Ireland’s Garden Bird Survey begins on 29th November
- RSPB’s award-winning seabird centre creating jobs in Northern Ireland
- Mass stranding of 33 long-finned pilot whales in Ireland
- Celebrity wildlife doodles up for auction this Christmas
- RSPB in Northern Ireland tormented by mindless vandals
- Mink release in Donegal threatens birds
- Wildlife poisoning outlawed in Ireland
- Pregnant Killer whale strands in Ireland
- Regional differences in UK butterfly count
- Cold winter killed off many Little egrets in Ireland
- Enjoy a red squirrel walk
- Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 2009
More Ireland news
- Northern Ireland’s lizards under threat
- Harbour porpoise and Bottlenose dolphin most common sightings in UK Whale and Dolphin Watch
- Strange orange-headed birds seen in Ireland
- Norway’s sea eagle chicks ready for release in Ireland
- Humpback whale off the Isle of Man
- Great spotted woodpeckers colonising Ireland
- Plastic killing wildlife
- Fin whales arrive in Irish waters
- Humpback photo ID links Cape Verde whale to Iceland
- Six eagles and nine buzzards amongst twenty one raptors poisoned across Britain & Ireland
- 3 Eagles and 3 Red kites, 3 buzzards and a peregrine killed in Ireland in spate of poisoning
- Killer whale in the Irish Sea & Cardigan Bay
- Britain’s nestbox challenge 2010
- Mystery seal pup washed up on Dublin beach
- One of Ireland’s first wild hatched Golden eagles has been poisoned
Golden eagle poisoned in IrelandThere has been outrage at the poisoning of a golden eagle in Ireland; The bird was poisoned with the outlawed chemical, Carbofuran.
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Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 20092009 was another shocking year for the persecution of birds of prey with incidents of shooting, trapping and poisoning, according to the RSPB's 20th annual Birdcrime report.
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Six eagles and nine buzzards amongst twenty one raptors poisoned across Britain & IrelandA horrific total of 6 eagles, 10 buzzards, 3 red kites, a Peregrine falcon and a sparrowhawk have all been poisoned in recent weeks across Ireland, England and Scotland. And these are just the ones that we know about and have been discovered.
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Britain’s only resident orca pod – No breeding for 20 yearsThe conservation status of the group is thought to be critical since no live calves have been sighted since research began almost two decades ago.
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Harriers and Peregrines being persecuted in Northern Ireland.It appears that there has been an upsurge in raptor persecution in Northern Ireland in the last 3 years.
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Starving seabirds being found across Scotland and Northern Ireland.Staff at RSPB Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage are concerned about the number of common guillemots that have been found dead or dying.
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Golden Eagles in Ireland 2008.
The latest update on the status of Ireland's Golden eagle population.
Seashore safaris
Best activity book of the year
Summer is here, we have warm weather, and the beach is beckoning. A swim, build a couple of sandcastles, a bit of beach cricket, but what to do next?
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