Irish birdwatchers discover robin in Co Cork which had flown from France
Robins, one of Ireland’s most common garden birds, normally stay just a few kilometres from where they hatch as chicks
BirdWatch Ireland
When to cut hedgerows? Road safety concerns pitted against nature
Road Safety Authority argues it should be left to council officials to decide if and when it is necessary to cut back hedges and verges
‘It’s an assault on the community’ - two Dublin councils receive 346 complaints about seagulls
Dublin and Fingal county councils received complaints about seagulls, ranging from strewn rubbish to dead birds, across their areas, from Fairview Park to Donnybrook
Seán Ronayne: ‘I never had dreams of making lots of money ... I knew what made me happy, and that was nature’
The ornithologist and wildlife sound recordist is the subject of a remarkable new feature-length documentary, Birdsong
Numbers of ‘oiled seabirds’ rises as source of pollution remains a mystery
Guillemots and razorbills worst affected by oil as State and NGOs scramble to save birds
Nature Diary: Calling all dawn chorus watchers
‘It’s the male birds who do the singing in most species except the robin’
Rats causing havoc on offshore islands, which provide an all-you-can-eat buffet for the invaders
One study has described rats and other mammalian invaders as ‘the greatest threat to island biodiversity’, but there are causes for optimism
Conor Pass bought by State for ‘less than €6m’, paving way for Ireland’s first marine national park
Details of Co Kerry amenity announced in Dingle to coincide with Earth Day
Future of hen harrier in doubt as survey shows alarming decline in numbers
Under 100 hen harrier breeding pairs left in State, survey finds
Pole-wrecker woodpeckers blamed for power outages as crews repair damaged electricity infrastructure
The great spotted woodpecker, new to Irish woodland in recent decades, is causing major headaches for the electricity supply network and even power outages in some areas
For wintering waterbirds it’s ‘death by a thousand cuts’
Birdwatch Ireland data shows in the 1990s 1.5m migratory wintering waterbirds were observed; today it has slumped to just 750,000
Environmental Pillar calls for establishment of €8bn climate and nature restoration fund in budget
Extra funding should be provided to support farmers in nature restoration and increasing staff in State agencies involved in climate and ecology
Decision by An Bord Pleanála to block section of greenway welcomed by Birdwatch Ireland
Planning agency agreed that Drogheda to Mornington section of Boyne Greenway would have detrimental impact on migratory seabirds
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