Volunteer surveyors in Donegal are urgently required for The Countryside Bird Survey (CBS) which starts again on 1st April and…
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Planning permission is being sought for the construction of a large predator fence around the Blanket Nook Wildfowl Reserve in…
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Will the mighty Robin top the most popular bird list in Donegal gardens yet again this year? That’s the question…
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With the long dark nights closing in as we approach the winter solstice, this may not be the time of…
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Shocking images show how overhead wires killed 15 swans
by Stephen Maguire 5 years agoThese are the shocking scenes after 15 beautiful swans were electrocuted after they crashed into overhead wires in Carrigans. The…
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BIRDWATCH IRELAND SEEKS DONEGAL PUBLIC’S HELP TO SAVE CURLEW
by Stephen Maguire 6 years agoBirdWatch Ireland has issued an urgent appeal to the Donegal public to look out for breeding pairs of the highly…
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SIGHTINGS OF HUMMINGBIRDS ACROSS DONEGAL IS THE WORK OF ‘IMPOSTERS’!
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoSightings of rare hummingbirds across Donegal have been dismissed by Birdwatch Ireland as the work of imposters! Recent sightings of…
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DONEGAL PUBLIC ASKED TO TAKE PART IN SURVEY TO SAVE ENDANGERED BIRD
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoThe Donegal public have ben asked to take part in a survey to help save one of the country’s most endangered…
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DONEGAL HOMEOWNERS URGED TO TAKE PART IN GARDEN BIRD SURVEY
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoA leading bird expert has asked Donegal houseowners to let them know if there are no birds in their gardens!…
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LATE SWALLOW CHICKS WON’T PERISH IN DONEGAL, SAYS BIRDWATCH IRELAND
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoBirdwatch Ireland has assured people that thousands of young swallow chicks will not be left behind when the birds migrate…
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BIRDWATCH IRELAND SEEK HELP ON DEAD BIRDS WASHED UP OFF DONEGAL
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoBirdwatch Ireland has appealed to the public to make reportings of dead seabirds being washed up off Co Donegal. Several…
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The corncrake is alive and well on Tory Island. The extremely rare and secretive bird has long made its summer…
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PARENTS ASKED TO CONTROL CHILDREN AROUND DONEGAL’S BIRD COLONIES
by Stephen Maguire 9 years agoTwo Irish wildlife charities have pleaded with parents to keep their children under control around bird colonies including Donegal this…
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BirdWatch Ireland has pleaded with the Irish Government to take curlews off the hunting list as just seven nesting pairs…
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BIRD-OWNER TRAVELS TO DONEGAL AFTER RARE FALCON FOUND ON TORY ISLAND
by Stephen Maguire 10 years agoA bird-lover is traveling to Co Donegal after his rare missing bird of prey was spotted on Tory Island. Karl…
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FOXES AND CROWS TO BE CONTROLLED TO SAVE DONEGAL’S CURLEWS
by Stephen Maguire 11 years agoA control programme has been ordered into foxes and crows across Donegal in a bid to ensure that one of…
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WILDLIFE IN DONEGAL HAS BEEN DECIMATED AFTER FIRES – BIRDWATCH IRELAND
by Stephen Maguire 11 years agoA number of species of birds are now under threat after the gorse fires of recent days which destroyed tens…
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DONEGAL BECOMES ONE OF THE FIRST COUNTIES TO WELCOME BACK THE SWALLOW
by Stephen Maguire 11 years agoONE swallow might not make a summer but Donegal has become one of the first counties to welcome back Ireland’s…