Birdwatch Ireland has recently released a new bird-identification app. The basic version is free to download and thus, in principle, is an ideal tool to engage the public with Irish birds and perhaps ...

Spring is here, and the air is full of birdsong. The Merlin Bird ID app tells you what type of birds you’re hearing … plus it’s quick, easy and free. With this software from the Cornell Lab of ...

A sparrowhawk is about 30-34 centimetres long with a wingspan of 60-80 centimetres. They are a common breeding species found on woodland, farmland, and gardens here all year around. A sparrowhawk is ...

Life is punctuated by the chatter of birds — be it the cries of a flock of geese migrating south, a pigeon warbling just outside a cityscape window, or a crow cawing high above the treetops. But this ...