Birds Ireland

18 Apr 2018

On what you might say to your young birding self…

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 8 Comments,

Eric reflects on 40 years of birding and what advice his older self might give to his young birding self starting off... ...

06 Nov 2017

On November Sea Songs…

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 2 Comments,

Eric enjoys a moment when the November seas of Wicklow came alive with song ...

29 Jun 2017

United in birding…

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 1 Comments,

In this blog, Eric reflects on the impressions of the world being such a divided and dangerous place but how so many people are united in bi ...

08 Aug 2016

Everything Comes To Those Who Wait

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 1 Comments,

Eric reflects on being patient when out photographing birds and how, with time, that shot will present itself. ...

09 Mar 2016

I never thought I’d see the day…

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 0 Comments,

Last week I awoke to a prefect day. It was cold, crisp and bright…a perfect day for photography. I love days like this, when the light is ...

08 Jan 2016

A Beautiful Beast

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 2 Comments,

So, what can I say? I twitched! If you read my last blog (To Twitch or not to Twitch) you will have gained a small insight into ...

31 Jan 2014

Ivory Gull -A Gull Among Gulls

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 2 Comments,

There is an old saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I remember my late father reciting an old Limerick which had lines which s ...

30 Oct 2013

What’s In A Name?

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 0 Comments,

I just love when a bird’s name suits a bird down to the ground. Here in Ireland we have some good names that match their resp ...

23 Oct 2013

Great Days Are Made Of These!

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 0 Comments,

Birdwatching is one of the most unpredictable but truly wonderful pastimes in the world. I started my book, ‘Birdwatching in Ireland wit ...

01 Oct 2013

Birder’s Weather and A ‘Birder’s Bird’

Posted by Eric Dempsey, With 0 Comments,

Today is the first of October and, as I sit at my PC, I can hear the rain lashing against the window. It’s a classic October day. I just l ...

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Tag Archives: Birds Ireland

On what you might say to your young birding self…

On November Sea Songs…

United in birding…

Everything Comes To Those Who Wait

I never thought I’d see the day…

A Beautiful Beast

Ivory Gull -A Gull Among Gulls

What’s In A Name?

Great Days Are Made Of These!

Birder’s Weather and A ‘Birder’s Bird’

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