Hoopoe hoopla: ‘In my 40 years of birding, I’ve never seen anything like this spring’
Arrival of the exotic hoopoe has enraptured Irish birders, although local robins are less happy at the intrusion
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Hoopoes ‘overshoot’ France and land in Ireland and Britain
Significant numbers of unusual looking bird spotted as far north as Co Louth
Hedgerows are a shining example of nature benefiting from human intervention
The mix of plants provides a range of ecosystem services and habitats that natural colonisation would not achieve
Avian flu poses a threat to other species - including humans. We must take action
Wild species face an overwhelming threat from this virus and need as much help as we can offer them to help them
Exciting and fun things to do on a budget over the festive season
Christmas activities can be expensive for families so we’ve picked some that are free or won’t break the bank
Irish birdwatchers discover robin in Co Cork which had flown from France
Robins, one of Ireland’s most common garden birds, normally stay just a few kilometres from where they hatch as chicks
When to cut hedgerows? Road safety concerns pitted against nature
Road Safety Authority argues it should be left to council officials to decide if and when it is necessary to cut back hedges and verges
‘It’s an assault on the community’ - two Dublin councils receive 346 complaints about seagulls
Dublin and Fingal county councils received complaints about seagulls, ranging from strewn rubbish to dead birds, across their areas, from Fairview Park to Donnybrook
Seán Ronayne: ‘I never had dreams of making lots of money ... I knew what made me happy, and that was nature’
The ornithologist and wildlife sound recordist is the subject of a remarkable new feature-length documentary, Birdsong
Numbers of ‘oiled seabirds’ rises as source of pollution remains a mystery
Guillemots and razorbills worst affected by oil as State and NGOs scramble to save birds
Nature Diary: Calling all dawn chorus watchers
‘It’s the male birds who do the singing in most species except the robin’
Rats causing havoc on offshore islands, which provide an all-you-can-eat buffet for the invaders
One study has described rats and other mammalian invaders as ‘the greatest threat to island biodiversity’, but there are causes for optimism
Conor Pass bought by State for ‘less than €6m’, paving way for Ireland’s first marine national park
Details of Co Kerry amenity announced in Dingle to coincide with Earth Day
Future of hen harrier in doubt as survey shows alarming decline in numbers
Under 100 hen harrier breeding pairs left in State, survey finds
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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