Birds Ireland

12 Sep 2017

On going back out…

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Eric describes a magical few hours at Tacumshin Lake, Wexford, when, ignoring his exhaustion and the pelting rain, he forces himself back ou ...

31 Aug 2016

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Eric describes how he rediscovered the beauty of a young Dunlin...and learns that we really should all stop for a moment to appreciate what ...

16 Jan 2016

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I started my last blog with the words ‘what can I say?’ Those words were written as I was reflecting on my twitch to see a mega gull ...

27 Sep 2015

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The last few weeks have been a bit of a blur. Don’t Die in Autumn was launched at the end of August and, since then, I have been on ra ...

25 Jun 2015

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If there is one thing I have learned is that, in birding, nothing is guaranteed. Birds often decide whether you see them or not. Years of gu ...

31 Jan 2014

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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 ...