Wildlife and bird watching in Ireland
Whale Watching in Ireland
Ireland, and especially the south west, has surprisingly good whale and dolphin watching. There are plenty of dolphins, and minke whales are common in spring and summer. Humpbacks are also found here from mid August for a couple of months.
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Ireland, and especially the south west, has surprisingly good whale and dolphin watching. There are plenty of dolphins, and minke whales are common in spring and summer. Humpbacks are also found here from mid August for a couple of months.
Read more about whale watching in Ireland.
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Recent Ireland news
- White-tailed eagles nesting in Ireland for 1st time in 100 years
- Ducks are disappearing from UK seas
- Possible Narwhal stranding in Ireland
- Unprecedented numbers of whale & dolphin strandings on Irish coast
- Sign a petition to ban hare coursing in Ireland
- Killer whales in Co. Cork
- Otter poo reveals surprising facts about otter's diet - Includes birds and mice
- Lamb is NOT on the menu for red kites, farmers told
- Highs and lows for Irish Red Kites in 2011
- Poisoning fears as red kites found dead in Ireland
- Irish eagle rescued in Scotland
- Pomarine skua off the West Coast of Ireland?
- How seabirds are helping Northern Ireland’s economy
- Red kites are Northern Ireland’s high fliers
- Buzzard chicks poisoned in Ireland
More Ireland news
- New mink threat to Irish seabird islands
- Catastrophic decline in Irish curlew numbers uncovered
- New butterfly species discovered in Ireland
- Polar bears’ ancestor was an Irish brown bear
- Major new survey to map Ireland’s mammals
- Choughs return to Rathlin Island
- 21 Fin whales spotted in Irish Sea
- Belarus takes lead in peatland restoration
- Red kites ARE safe around livestock
- Hen harrier report focuses on illegal persecution
- 100 Killer whales off Ireland and Scotland
- Little egret makes 2,000km journey to escape harsh Irish winter
- Major new wildlife exhibition launched in London
- Spate of Fin whale sightings off Irish Coast
- Wildfowl shooting banned in Northern Ireland in big freeze
21 Fin whales spotted in Irish SeaOne of the largest ever known gatherings of Fin whales in British waters has recently been observed in the Celtic Deep, 50-70 nautical miles off the coasts of north Cornwall and south west Pembrokeshire.
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100 Killer whales off Ireland and ScotlandThe Irish Naval Service have reported an unprecedented feeding aggregation of Killer whales in offshore waters off northwest Ireland.
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Golden eagle poisoned in IrelandThere has been outrage at the poisoning of a golden eagle in Ireland; The bird was poisoned with the outlawed chemical, Carbofuran.
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Birdcrime still on the rise in the UK – 384 reported incidents in 20092009 was another shocking year for the persecution of birds of prey with incidents of shooting, trapping and poisoning, according to the RSPB's 20th annual Birdcrime report.
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Six eagles and nine buzzards amongst twenty one raptors poisoned across Britain & IrelandA horrific total of 6 eagles, 10 buzzards, 3 red kites, a Peregrine falcon and a sparrowhawk have all been poisoned in recent weeks across Ireland, England and Scotland. And these are just the ones that we know about and have been discovered.
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Britain’s only resident orca pod – No breeding for 20 yearsThe conservation status of the group is thought to be critical since no live calves have been sighted since research began almost two decades ago.
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Harriers and Peregrines being persecuted in Northern Ireland.It appears that there has been an upsurge in raptor persecution in Northern Ireland in the last 3 years.
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Starving seabirds being found across Scotland and Northern Ireland.Staff at RSPB Scotland and Scottish Natural Heritage are concerned about the number of common guillemots that have been found dead or dying.
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Golden Eagles in Ireland 2008.
The latest update on the status of Ireland's Golden eagle population.
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