Great work by the team today. 3 new Chough nest sites discovered in buildings in West Cork by Glengarriff Woods NR, David Rees and Claire Deasy one of which uniquely in a laundry basket! Also another nest of Grey Herons ringed in Cork Harbour National Parks and Wildlife Service BTO BirdWatch Ireland

The race is on! 🐦👀 Which of our tagged Cuckoos is going to cross into Europe first? 😃 Cuach Torc is in the lead & has made it to Morocco. 🙌 Trent is hot on his heels, followed by Joe who's forged 1,391 miles north! Follow their race across the world👉 bit.ly/cuckoo_project

Irish Cuckoo Update - Cuach Cores is still on his way to West Africa, but Torc is trailblazing again, being the first to cross the Sahara. He was first to leave breeding grounds and first to arrive in wintering grounds National Parks and Wildlife Service BTO BirdWatch Ireland EURING Kerry Bird News

A decent gap in bad weather yesterday meant the team could get out and ring another Raven nest in an abandoned towerhouse. The biggest brood of the year so far with 4 chicks. At over 1kg each they are the biggest passerine in the world BTO National Parks and Wildlife Service BirdWatch Ireland EURING

Irish Cuckoo update - Cuach Torc and KP have been in Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 for the last few weeks building up for their big jump over Sahara. Cuach Cores is lagging behind and currently moving through Cameroon 🇨🇲 making his way to join the others National Parks and Wildlife Service BTO Ieuan Evans BirdWatch Ireland

First spring BTO ringing session at Clogheen Marsh yesterday. Fairly poor 49 birds of 12 species, but good to get returning Chiffchaff and Blackcap from last year. Also a Greenfinch weighing in at 35.4g heavily laden in fat assumedly on migration National Parks and Wildlife Service BirdWatch Ireland

This year’s 1st visit to Cape Clear Bird Obs started with 2 Carrion Crow yesterday and 2 Hawfinch today. But highlight was first day of BTO Rock Dove RAS finding ‘BH’. He was originally ringed as adult in June 2016 and at 7 years 9 months 27 days is now the oldest ever recorded! EURING

Good day continuing our Cork Harbour Grey Heron colour ringing project and starting this years Raven ringing with 5 colour ringed chicks from two new sites National Parks and Wildlife Service BirdWatch Ireland BTO EURING Alan McCarthy PalomaB Domhnall Finch Róisín Towe IMcD

Surprising bit of owl footage from one of our Chough nests this evening: facebook.com/10006871653725… National Parks and Wildlife Service BirdWatch Ireland

I was told of a Mute Swan Blarney Castle & Gardens which had a ring on its leg and on Saturday Róisín Towe managed to read the ring. It has only moved 7km, but was ringed by John O'Halloran at The Lough nearly 21 years ago, making it the new Irish longevity record BTO BirdWatch Ireland EURING

First recovery of one of this winters Ringed Plovers. ‘YN’ was ringed as a 1st year at Kilbrittain, Cork on 20th Sep 2023 and seen 19th Mar 2024 paired up with a female on a sand bank island near Amsterdam, Netherlands BirdWatch Ireland EURING Brian Burke James O'Neill National Parks and Wildlife Service

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Weedkiller is not a magic eraser. It has severe, often long-lasting ecological consequences & we need to curb its use, right now. It is doused over the length & breadth of the country for convenience, but the convenience is only ours, if a convenience at all.

Another new project started this year. Grey Heron is a Qualifying Interest for Cork Harbour SPA so we are targeting heronries around the harbour to get information on dispersal, longevity and how individuals use the estuary BTO National Parks and Wildlife Service BirdWatch Ireland EURING

The Chough at our two #nestflix cam sites are continuing to nest-build though we've noticed they don't bring in nest material when it's raining (and it's been a very wet week!). They also spend time preening themselves but in this clip the male is grooming his partner #lovebirds

At the moment one of the Chough at this site is roosting in the box, and will most likely stay there all night, so take a look if you'd like to see a Chough sleeping! youtube.com/watch?v=yMnvzd…

Another White-tailed Eagle shot in Ireland! I helped tag this bird and many other dedicated people assisted with its introduction. So terribly disappointing….. rte.ie/news/connacht/…

As part of Britain & Ireland colour ringing Moorhen scheme we have started a focus on this species Fota Wildlife Park. Early days with 4 birds tagged so far and hoping to learn about longevity and dispersal so please report any sightings National Parks and Wildlife Service BirdWatch Ireland Aurora #LicencedBirdRinger BTO

Wow! That is quite shocking!

Really looking forward to following our nesting Choughs. Part of our research project understanding Cork Choughs nesting in buildings inland BTO BirdWatch Ireland EURING

Brief stop on the quays in Cork city and found this immature Herring Gull rather partial to some Flahavan's Porridge porridge oats. One of yours Graham Prole? BTO BirdWatch Ireland