A woodpigeon is typically 40-42cm long with a wingspan of 75-80cm. They are a common breeding species here and are found all ...

How are your bird identification skills? Do you know nothing at all about our feathered friends, maybe just a few of the ...

The collared dove is one of the more recent doves and pigeons to arrive in Ireland: it was unheard of here before 1957 and is ...

For example, starlings, who came second in Northern Ireland’s rankings, are facing significant challenges. “These energetic, social birds are a familiar sight in gardens across the UK ...

A chaffinch on a branch. BirdWatch Ireland is calling on people across Wexford to get involved in Ireland’s most popular and longest-running citizen science survey to mark its 35th year.

"Over the past two decades and beyond, magpies have shot up in number across Ireland, and are now among the most commonly observed garden birds in Ireland, according to irishgardenbirds.ie.

In the garden it usually eats on the ground, rarely on a bird table. It is usually silent while feeding. Collared Dove, sandy brownwith a black half neck collar First seen in Ireland in the late ...

The house sparrow is once again the bird most commonly seen in a Northern Ireland garden, according to the RSPB NI. Thousands of people took part in the charity's 45th Big Garden Birdwatch.

Feeding stations can be dangerous places for garden birds, but there are other ways to help them. Lockdown forced a lot of us to stop. And look at our gardens. Tricia Howlett, a freelance educator ...

As spring arrives, our gardens begin to transform. With earlier sunrises and warmer temperatures, birds suddenly seem louder and livelier - you may even spot a few new faces. Find out about common ...

For some of us, dinking around in the garden is a quiet pleasure, a happy way to while away a moment. We might look like we’re wandering aimlessly, but even a few minutes at a time, a little ...