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.
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County by county
Recent Ireland news
- One of Ireland’s first wild hatched Golden eagles has been poisoned
- Hare coursing much better for hares than conservation!
- New report reveals the ups and downs of Britain’s water birds
- Humpback whale off South East Ireland – Breaching and harassment. - Photo and video
- Britain’s only resident orca pod – No breeding for 20 years
- Birds need your help to get through the cold snap
- Lapwing boost in Northern Ireland
- Red kite poisoned in Northern Ireland
- Pilot whale and Sowerby's Beaked whale strand in Ireland
- Great spotted woodpeckers confirmed breeding in Ireland for the first time
- First ever live Sei whale sighting off Ireland
- Two Northern bottlenose whales strand in Ireland
- 1200 + incidents of bird-crime reported in 2008 – Home office ignores
- UK conservationists call for shake up of wildlife policing
- UK dolphins travel much further than previously thought
More Ireland news
- Two convicted for hare coursing in Yorkshire
- Hebridean Orca pod spotted off Western Ireland
- Peregrine persecution incidents increasing across the country
- More golden eagle chicks to be sent from Scotland for Ireland reintroduction
- President Mcaleese opens Birdwatch Ireland’s East Coast Nature Reserve to the public
- Golden Eagle chicks hatch in Ireland’s Glenveagh National Park
- Help record migrant birds in Ireland this spring
- 10 years of Irish bird reports shows mixed results
- Irish frogs genetically different from British common frog – Due to the ice age
- Irish minister disgusted by poisoning of Golden eagle in Donegal
- Conservation plans for Greenland white-fronted goose after populations drop by 30% in 10 years
- Website reveals appalling levels of badger baiting in Northern Ireland - Includes traumatic images
- Fin whale stranding in Ireland
- UK basking shark hotspots - Urgent protection needed
- Have Great Spotted woodpeckers colonised Ireland?
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.
