Ireland is properly best known for its North American strays, but it also has some of the best seabird watching in Europe.
With about 400 species recorded you will also find Corncrake, Coal Tit, Dipper and Jay to name a few. At the western and
southern coast large seabird colonies are found and the largest Storm Petrel breeding ground in the world.
You will find Birdingpals in Ireland as well as Northern Ireland willing to help a visiting birder.
Local Birdingpal Contacts
Local Birdwatchers
Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club.
Initial
Last Name
Area
Available
Language
O
Foley
Cork
Weekend
English
M
Reimann
Clonakilty, Cork
Anytime
German/English
I'm an EVS-volunteer from Germany. I stay in Clonakilty until June 2009. Concerning interesting spots nearby I only have few experience, but I hope they will get more.
F
O'Connor
Clare/Mayo
Weekend
D
McCabe
Dublin, County Dublin
Anytime
English
I am a birder in my sixties living in Dublin. Our area is rich in bird interest, breeding seabirds in Spring and Summer and Wintering shorebirds, geese and ducks are the highlights.
C
Smyth
Dublin, County Dublin
Anytime
S
King
Dublin, County Dublin
Weekend
P
Doyle
Dublin, County Dublin
Weekend
English
I mostly bird locally here in south County Dublin, County Wicklow & Wexford. Traffic
is too bad in Dublin to go north side except when theres a rare bird on offer and anywhere else in the country when the bird is either an Irish tick, a lifer or something special like a Bee-eater etc.
G
O'Neill
Dundalk
Weekend
J
Cahill
Dungarvan
Weekend
M
Adamson
Bangor/Belfast, County Down
Anytime
English
P
McHaffie
Belfast, Antrim
Weekend
H
Hussey
Cork
Weekend
R
Guthrie
Cahirsiveen, County Kerry
Anytime
English/German Italian/Spanish
A
Sandoval
Maynooth, County Kildare
Weekend
English/Spanish
IŽm almost 36 years old, and living in Maynooth, a small town near Dublin city. IŽll
be here for another year and a half, and probably IŽll stay longer. Because I donŽt have a car, I depend on public transport to visit the country. But I know the coast near Dublin quite well and where to watch seabirds (Fulmars, Auks, Kittiwakes, Gannets) and geese (Brent and Barnacle). I guess these are the birds that people coming here want to see.
T
Davis
Ballyclare, County Antrim
Anytime
English
I am 54, been interested in birds since childhood, interested in bird conversation and meeting other birders. I live in a country area (Kilbride) with a good variety of habitat (hills, woodlands, hedge farm and, marshland etc.).
E
Rolston
Lisburn, County Antrim
Anytime
CG
Wilkinson
Lisburn, Antrim
Weekend
English some French
Birder for 40+ years. Nearest city is Belfast and wildlife areas of interest would be, Strangford Lough, Belfast Lough, Antrim Plateau, Lough Foyle all within an hour of my house. Organise Yellowhammer & Tree Sparrow winter feeding. Barn Owl recorder for nine years. Can show Hen Harrier & Merlin in April. Extensive knowledge of where to birdwatch in Northern Ireland. Have sites for Peregrine, Long-eared Owl, Chough, Twite, Lesser Redpoll, Little Egret, Pale-bellied Brent, Wood Warbler, Garden Warbler and Skuas in September. Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Sept/Oct.
R
Smith
Londonderry
Anytime
S
Collins
Enniscorthy, Wexford
Weekend
English some Spanish
Originally from Britain, I've lived and been birding for the last 10 years in the Wexford area of Ireland. Wexford is one of the best counties in Ireland for birding. Winter is great for geese and wildfowl on the wetlands around the coast. Spring and autumn bring surprises in both passerines and waders, with Tacumshin Lake a great area for American waders in the autumn. Summer is the best time to see the auk and gannet colonies on the Saltee Islands.
Professional Guides
Initial
Last Name
Area
Available
Language
M
Cobley
Bantry, Cork
Anytime
English
E
Dempsey
Dublin
Anytime
English
Local Information
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Description
Irish Wildbird Conservancy
Club
BWI South Dublin Branch
Club
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Club
BWI Galway City and County branch
Club
BWI Mayo branch
Club
BWI County Sligo branch
Club
BWI Tipperary branch
Club
BWI Tolka Branch(North Dublin) branch
Club
Birding Hotspots around the world
Sites
The Birds of Ireland
Photos
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ireland
Local weather
Yahoo
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