A recent survey conducted in the southeast has successfully confirmed that one of Ireland’s rarest and most elusive birds, the nocturnal Nightjar, continues to breed in the country, though in very limited numbers. The good news was posted on 18 October 2024 on the BirdWatch Ireland website here. This is welcome news given the
The good news of a successful breeding pair of Ospreys was posted on 03 September 2024 on the National Parks and Wildlife Service website here. This is an exciting development in the recovery of some of Ireland's lost biodiversity and comes after breeding was previously confirmed in Northern Ireland in recent years, and the beginning
. . . . . Search is on for Nightjars in Tipperary Nightjar is an extremely rare bird in Ireland - to the point that there have been no breeding records for a few years now. There may still be some pairs clinging on though, so if you have suitable habitat
New study highlights continued decline of Ireland's breeding Ring Ouzels A new study, published in the most recent edition of the Irish Birds journal, has found that Ring Ouzel continue to decline in one of their last remaining breeding areas in Ireland. The study, by Dr. Allan Mee, found that the number of
IRBBP update Some interesting records just in... Ring Ouzel - unfortunately nothing as yet from Wicklow or Kerry, but a lovely record has come in from Donegal! Wicklow - Wood Warblers seem to be lacking this year but some reports on Redstarts Garden Warbler in Galway Reed Warbler in Cork Woodpecker and Whinchat
Breeding waterbird alert... As the records start to come in, a few include some nice breeding duck records. With hatching underway, it is a good time to get confirmation of breeding. IRBBP is especially interested in records of breeding Garganey, Shoveler and Pochard. You would be very lucky to come across breeding Wigeon, Pintail, Goldeneye or Scaup. As for Common Scoter and Goosander - both
Migrants off to a slow start... With that incredibly cold period that lasted well into the early part of the spring, not only has there been a delay in arrivals, but it certainly seems that numbers may have been affected this year. BirdTrack (birdtrack.net) is already showing what appears to be erroneous patterns
New Online Platform for IRBBP A new quick and user-friendly portal is now available for your data this season. Thanks to the support of the NPWS Data Team for compiling this super new tool that can even be used directly from the field! We look forward to lots of records this season. Access
IRBBP toolkit now available - please get involved in surveys this year! We have developed a suite of tools that will hopefully help with surveys of rare breeding birds this season - check out our IRBBP toolkit here. Note that our species profiles are in development - and should be completed in the
Workshop Note and Species Maps We are hugely grateful to all who attended these workshops, for your ideas and enthusiasm. In the coming weeks, we will be furnishing this website with a number of resources, including a species-county list that will help target the surveywork and guidelines on the specific survey methods. Meanwhile,
