The Irish Garden Bird Survey has just started. ... the Blackcap is ranked 22nd in the recently published list of Ireland’s top 30 garden birds for both last year and the year before.

Common garden birds fall into several broad groups: blackbirds and thrushes, tits, finches, as well as the robin, wren and house sparrow. Many other birds may frequent gardens, depending on the ...

The Irish Garden Bird Survey, which is sponsored by Ballymaloe House (in memory of Myrtle Allen’s husband, Ivan who was an avid bird watcher) runs from the end of November to the end of February.

It said: "Seeing wild birds in the garden is one of life’s pleasures and, of course, ... Pigeons, a common sight in Irish gardens, present a unique challenge for bird feeders.

The Irish Garden Bird Survey, which sees households taking note of the amount and types of birds they attract, will kick off from November 28, ...

The Irish Garden Bird Survey asks people to spend a short amount of time each week watching their garden birds and recording what they see. By gathering information from members of the public ...

The Irish Garden Bird Survey will be available here on Monday, November 25, and is open to everyone. Read More.

Increasing numbers are gardening with birds in mind. May 21, 2022 at 2:00am BST. Increasing numbers are gardening with birds in mind ...

The words of Irish-born poet Francis Duggan, now living in Australia, on our much-admired, handsome chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), a common and widespread breeding bird of Irish gardens and woodlands.

An Irish garden typically includes a vegetable patch. Besides “homegrown spuds,” or potatoes, traditional vegetables included carrots, cabbage, and parsnips.