As winter sets in across Ireland, bird feeders and baths are crucial for helping wildlife survive freezing temperatures - but placement is key to keeping birds healthy. Experts warn that putting ...

Nature Trail | The Irish Garden Bird Survey has just started The Blackcap is a stocky little bird about the size of a Robin and is one to watch out for as it visits gardens and bird feeders.

But we can’t live by symbols alone. The actual birds that most of us can still see and hear, even from city flats, can enable us to focus on attractive creatures still going about their daily ...

Bird boxes are a common sight in Irish gardens, providing a home for colourful species like robins, blackbirds and finches. Not only do these birds add vibrancy to our outdoor spaces, but they ...

Well, look no further than Birdwatch Ireland’s Irish Garden Bird Survey, the annual counting of birds in gardens across Ireland from early December to the end of February.

Gardens provided a vital lifeline for birds last winter as some of the worst spells of cold weather gripped the country, a new survey shows. The results of the Garden Bird Survey 2017/2018 reveal ...

Your knowledge of birds transcends these mere garden birds. Not bad, but you need some more birdspotter training. Maybe you're more of a seabird person, and that's okay.

BIRD Watch Ireland is looking for volunteers to participate in its winter garden bird survey, which helps to keep track of the fortunes of Ireland's garden birds.

Decorative items are usually included in an Irish garden, so a bird bath, a stone bench, or even a Celtic cross, fits in.

The former creates a barrier to insects and birds, and the latter makes it persist in the wet Irish weather.

It occurred to me, as I was idly watching my bird feeders, that Irish wild birds have acquired some very exotic tastes. Take peanuts for example. When did our finches, sparrows and tits first ...