They have glossy iridescent black backs and wings with small white patches ... more elaborate. * The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) was declared Ireland's national bird by a committee ...

Many small garden birds, such as Robins and Wrens, choose to nest within a few metres off the ground where hedges can offer a ...

All bird keepers in Northern Ireland ... virus was detected in a dead wild buzzard found in County Galway. It was the first confirmed discovery on the island of Ireland since September 2023.

"Due to the first positive detections of HPAI in wild birds in NI since September 2023 , I have decided to implement an Avian Influenza Prevention Zone across Northern Ireland from 12.00 on ...

A small display of birds from a single flock will be held. All poultry in Northern Ireland, from commercial ... kept indoors or otherwise separate from wild birds, and certain bird gatherings ...