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.
County by county
Recent Ireland news
- Alarming declines in Irish bird populations
- Fin whales off the coast of Ireland – And 5 other cetacean species
- Blue whales sighted off Irish coast
- Red kite shot dead weeks after release
- Common dolphin and calf strand in Ireland - Euthanised
- British wildlife watching increasingly popular
- Wildlife news RSS feed now available.
- Red kites released in Mourne Mountains
- Marine sightings from Irish waters
- New mammal record for Ireland
More Ireland news
- Mapping Ireland’s Birds - Bird Atlas 2007-11
- Harriers and Peregrines being persecuted in Northern Ireland.
- Starving seabirds being found across Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- Red kite shot dead in Ireland just weeks after release.
- White Tailed Eagles Released in Ireland
- Golden Eagle chick hatches in Donegal
- Huge leatherback turtle found dead off Ireland
- Red Kites fly again in Ireland.
- Campaign Against Illegal Poisoning of Wildlife
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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