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BirdWatch Ireland
@BirdWatchIE
Ireland's largest conservation charity dedicated to protecting birds and biodiversity.
Co. Wicklow, Ireland
birdwatchireland.ie
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    Nov 27, 2025
    Get ready for the Irish Garden Bird Survey, which kicks off on Monday 1st December! We need records from as many gardens across Ireland as possible, so please spread the word! birdwatchireland.ie/irish-garden-b… @Ballymaloe @BallymaloeFoods @BallymaloeCS
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    Oct 23, 2024
    A first for an Irish Robin! A great record of a Robin ringed in Calais in France in mid Sept and found in West Cork two weeks later. This is the first record of a Robin moving between France and Ireland! Thanks to Shona in Cork for contacting us when she found the ring!
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    Jun 7, 2023
    A difficult decision and not taken lightly, we have intervened to rescue the Barn Owl chicks after the female dissappeared 6 days ago. The 2 youngest chicks are now with Animal Magic to be cared for & hopefully released into the wild when healthy & ready: bit.ly/BarnOwlRescue
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    Aug 2, 2023
    100 Barn Owl nests in Cork!! An incedible & record-breaking milestone reached yesterday when we confimed the 100th nest in Cork!! We don't want to stop there, please report info on Barn Owls bit.ly/barnowl-survey Cork Barn Owl Survey supported by @Corkcoco & @npwsBioData #LBAF
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    Feb 21, 2024
    (AL) It is vital that we protect #birds and the habitats they rely on, particularly during nesting season. From March 1 until Aug 31, it is against the law to cut, burn or otherwise destroy vegetation including hedges. We urge you to respect this and share this info widely!
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    May 28, 2023
    A reminder if you're visiting the beach this summer that birds such as Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Little Terns nest on beaches all around our coast. Their eggs and chicks are *extremely* vulnerable to people, dogs, horses etc etc. Be wildlife-aware and give them a chance!
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    Jun 30, 2023
    We're all about records when it comes to Barn Owls & this is a good one! It's a bumper breeding season & for the 1st time we've recorded broods of six #barnowls in nests in Co's Wexford, Kilkenny, Clare, Limerick & Offaly, which now join Co's Kerry, Cork, Tipperary & Galway #LBAF
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    Apr 20, 2021
    It is with deep sadness that we must inform our members and supporters of the death of our CEO, Nicholas Williams. Nick was a passionate conservationist and a lovely person, and we will miss him greatly. Our sympathies are with his family and friends. May he rest in peace.
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    Feb 9, 2021
    This might be the single most important week if the year to be feeding your garden birds! 'Don’t give your Garden Birds the Cold Shoulder this week!'
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    Apr 15, 2021
    A report by @BirdWatchIE and @RSPBNI has revealed that our birds are faring worse than ever before. A shocking 26% of Irish bird species are now Red-listed, the highest threat level, including the Kestrel. For full details, see birdwatchireland.ie/irish-birds-ar… @BirdLifeEurope #BoCCI
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    Sep 24, 2022
    We ringed a young Barn Owl at a nest in Kerry on 29th June 2011, unfortunately found dead in S. Tipperary on 16th Sept 2022, 114km & 4097 days later, but what a life, it reached its 12th calendar year, making it the oldest Irish Barn Owl on record. Thanks John O'Brien for report
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    Jul 28, 2023
    Bird flu has been ripping its way through our tern colonies. The #DublinPort tern colony has unfortunately not escaped. On one visit alone we counted & safely disposed of 70 dead adult terns & >200 dead juveniles. The photo 👇 shows the devastating reality of #HPAI. @DublinPortCo
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    Oct 8, 2019
    Male Least Bittern found at Farranfore, Co. Kerry yesterday (7th October). Died within 30mins of being found. First Irish record and 10th for Western Palearctic. Pics sent to @BirdWatchIE via Anthony O’Connor and John O'Donoghue @KerryBirdNews @TheIRBC @TarsigerTeam @BirdGuides
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    May 4, 2022
    *SPOT THE EGGS* Nests of some beach-nesting species are hard to see, even when you know they're there! Please be very careful when walking and keep dogs on a leash as much as possible, to give birds like Ringed Plover, Oystercatcher, Little Tern a chance to nest successfully!
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