A Government response team has investigated & confirmed a sighting of an Asian Hornet in Ireland. Report any potential sightings to the Biodiversity Ireland Read more at bit.ly/45C2Kut National Parks and Wildlife Service Christopher O’Sullivan TD

The National Parks and Wildlife Service has today (13th August) confirmed a recent sighting and subsequent capture of an Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina) in the Cork area. Press release: tinyurl.com/yeepemrp Report Asian Hornet sightings: tinyurl.com/m49yr9md

Event: Our last event for National Heritage Week takes place this Satruday. See our website for more information.All welcome. BirdWatch Ireland Oonagh Duggan Trim Tidy Towns Meath County Council birdwatchirelandmeath.com/event-details-…

Thanks to everyone who turned up to our National Heritage Week event in Trim on the Sandmartin Wall we helped build at the weekend. Trim Tidy Towns BirdWatch Ireland @oo

Thank you so much for helping these amazing birds, I’ve been monitoring them for many years , they are truly a wonderful bird.

Barn Owl talk by my colleague John Lusby in Gort, Co Galway, Sept 10. Farming For Nature Burrenbeo Trust Ó Foghlú free BirdWatch Ireland

meeting Tues 2nd Sept at 8pm in the Graduate pub Rochestown Ave Talk by Robert O'Leary about the Dodder River All welcome Please share @BWIFingal1295 BirdsMatter_ie BirdWatch Ireland DALKEY TIDY TOWNS Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council @WicklowBranch3 Birdwatch Meath southdublinbirds.com/index.php

Meath County Council heritage, biodiversity and conservation staff have been busy with events this August recognising and celebrating #heritage of all forms. However, I was particularly happy to see such a great crowd turn out in the rain for our #HedgerowWeek walk today!👏☔🌳🌿

A joy to work with the Asian Hornet taskforce, hunting down the 1st Irish nest of this damaging invasive wasp Pictured: a happy entomologist with the 1st hornet captured alive in Ireland! Awesome work by National Parks and Wildlife Service, Biodiversity Ireland and National Museum of Ireland museum.ie/en-IE/News/Fir…

BirdWatch Ireland Raptor and Riverbird Talk and Walk Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 Sept 14, 2.30pm. Free. Dublin City Jen Cummins TD Catherine Ardagh TD Aengus O Snodaigh TD Emer Higgins TD Shane Moynihan TD Eoin Ó Broin Mark Ward T.D. Máire Devine Dublin City PPN Ray Cunningham Cllr. Daithí Doolan

Pls send a msg to the European Commission that our environmental laws are fit for purpose & that govt needs to invest in implementation at all levels of planning, protection, conservation & restoration instead of weakening laws. #HandsOffNature birdwatchireland.ie/our-work/advoc…

Today is the last day for you to send a msg to ask the European Commission to keep their #HandsOffNature. Please, don't let them destroy our environmental laws birdwatchireland.ie/.../hands-off-…

🎵Like a Bat out of "Season" they'll be gone when the "Winter" Comes!🎵 Some very cool nocturnal biodiversity events coming up this week and perhaps a last chance to see some Bats in Cavan for the fall and a wonderful Barn Owl workshop as well with Teagasc Ballyhaise! 🦉🦇🌌

Today, BirdWatch Ireland met w/Mr Patrick Child, Deputy Director of EU Environment in Dublin at EU Commission in Ireland as part of a Environmental Pillar delegation. The designation of Important Bird Areas for seabirds as SPAs, the lack of MPA legislation causing uncertainty, water quality, and more.

Join us this Saturday 20th of Sept birdwatching in the Girley bog from the recently Irish Architecture Foundation installed Bog Bothy. Please register using the following link. BirdWatch Ireland Oonagh Duggan Ben Malone birdwatchirelandmeath.com/event-details-…

Thanks to everyone who showed up to our event in the Bog Bothy today. Thanks also to Irish Architecture Foundation for use of this brilliant building. Oonagh Duggan bird

Harris Hawk. This bird was in and around Bracetown/Kilbride Meath, about 10 years ago. Caught it a number of times over two years, only managed pics one time. Jesses confirm an escapee from a collection. #birding #birds #raptors

Cmmr Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 had a lot of reading material on the journey home.

Next Sunday 12th Oct our outing is to Waterstown park Palmerstown Meet in the carpark off Waterstown Ave More info at southdublinbirds.com/events/events.… Please share BirdsMatter_ie BirdWatch Ireland BirdWatch Ireland Wicklow Branch Birdwatch Meath BWI Fingal

Small flock approx 10 Redwing over Ballymadun, Ashbourne at dusk this evening. First of the year for me. #birding #birds #autumn