Feeding time today for the Sand Martin chicks at Harpers Island, Please watch to the end - slow-mo footage follows.
HarpersIslandWetlands

Ireland: changing landscapes - the practitioners panel interacting with a lively roving open-mic audience

feel the pace, be of the place

well done Hometree for providing the unaffiliated broad church space

(AL) Thanks to everyone who came along to hear Niall Hatch and Fiann Ó Nualláin talk all things garden birds!

If you missed today's event at Bloom, don't worry. Niall will be giving several more talks about birds over the #bankholidayweekend .

#Bloom #JuneBankHoliday

Wild curlew

Really looking forward to Marianne's farm walk this Friday, May 31. It has sold out, but there are still places on 20 more walks from June to Sept - bit.ly/FFNFarmwalks

(AL) One week until the European and Local Elections!

It is crucial that the candidates we vote for have nature high on their list of priorities.

Birds may not have a vote, but you do! Vote for a better future for birds and for nature this Friday, June 7th.

#votefutureEU

Looking forward to our third farm walk tomorrow (June 1) this year on the farm of dairy farmer and dung beetle expert 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐬𝐨𝐧 in Co. Laois
Book here bit.ly/FFNFarmwalks
youtu.be/k1fHH4mnIT8?si…

(AL) Our Fair Seas Puffin is making lots of new friends Bloom!
If you want to play a part in helping Puffins and other seabirds, send a message to your ministers to urge them to publish the long-overdue MPA bill here: only.one/act/ministers-…

#30x30Ireland

I’m dressed as a puffin in Bloom and this iconic seabird puts lots of smiles on peoples’ faces.

The Puffin is a red-listed bird of conservation concern, which means they’re in trouble.

The govt has 15 days left to publish
legislation to protect Irish seabirds & seas.

We visited FFN ambassadors nominees, brothers, Michael & Tom Keane, who are farming in a special area of conservation on the Shannon Estuary. Both have a deep connection to nature & are knowledgeable about the ecological & cultural history of their area - bit.ly/3wX6bhS

Minister Eamon Ryan hopeful of EU Nature Restoration Law adoption rte.ie/news/ireland/2… via RTÉ

Grandala, Sela Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, May 2024. This male is half of the only pair we saw, when I’ve seen this species in the past they have always been in small winter flocks. Brilliant to see so well, they are astoundingly coloured birds! #BirdsSeenIn2024

Delighted to hear Jane Stout, VP for Biodiversity and Climate Action, on Drivetime RTE discussing the crucial role of urban gardens in fighting climate change & creating havens for nature & wildlife. Listen here: rte.ie/radio/radio1/d… #ClimateAction #Biodiversity

Oonagh Duggan Rob Yorke Pat O Toole TalamhBeo We definitely need more bridges Oonagh!