irish garden birds - pattern

How big a part do you suppose domestic cats play in the decline of British and Irish garden birds/song birds?

Jun 01, 2010 by Random Panther | Posted in Zoology

I'm wondering how guilty I should feel for having an outdoor cat.(Although in his defence he's a terrible hunter,the only thing he's caught{to my knowledge} is a sparrow with an already broken wing)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthne ws/3337212/Garden-birds-decline-by-20-pe

I don't think it's a major factor. Firstly, the decline over four years, from 2008 to 2004 was not, to the best of my knowledge, concurrent with an increase in the domestic cat population. Secondly, the species that seem to have done well and badly

Ambivalent | Jun 02, 2010

Whose sick idea was it to ban every blooming thing?

22.05.12

MICHAEL VINEY

ANOTHER LIFE  : THE POT HELD a primrose plant in full flower and violets blooming in green moss. It hardly needed the “Get well soon” message: this sang out from the springing leaves and petals, the living hedge bank fragrance.

The pot stayed near me, on the bed tray. It made every nurse smile – they are good at it anyway – and did wonders for my little red cells. I have had bigger, more exotic bouquets on these occasions, but this was special.

A variety of medical misadventures over the years – much ameliorated, happily, by plenty of fresh air and fibre, and the perennial promise of the good life – has made me something of a student of hospital horticulture.

In my adopted Mayo, I am proud to report, Castlebar Regional has a splendid scented garden in a sheltered quadrangle, full of herbs and shrubby flowers. On first acquaintance, the mosaic of fag ends stubbed out in the raised beds was depressing, but No Smoking signs have improved that no end.

Source: Irish Times

IRISH GARDEN BIRDS in a COUNTY DERRY garden. (part one)

A selection of Irish garden birds making their daily visits to my garden in Co. Derry, Ireland;

[WATCH]: Some Irish Garden Birds

by Oscar

Here are a few birds that I filmed in my garden in County Clare in March 2008 while learning to use a Canon video camera on a tripod. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.

Source: [WATCH]: Some Irish Garden Birds

irish garden birds - Read It!


Ireland's Garden Birds, How to Identify, Attract, & Garden for Birds
192 pages 		Ireland's Garden Birds, How to Identify, Attract, & Garden for Birds

Creator: Oran O'Sullivan, Jim Wilson | 2008-12-15
This illustrated guide to Ireland's garden birds provides information on the 60 birds most likely to be seen from Irish windows.
Publisher: Collins Pr
The status of birds in Britain and Ireland
440 pages 		The status of birds in Britain and Ireland

Creator: David T. Parkin, Alan G. Knox | Nature - 2010-03-01
Equally valuable surveys involve nest records and garden birds. Some of these will be described in more detail later. ... BWI combines the roles of the RSPB and the BTO in the Republic of Ireland, managing a series of reserves, ...
Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers, Incorporated
Birds in Ireland
216 pages 		Birds in Ireland

Creator: Clive Hutchinson | Nature - 2010-09-30
Q-'Iu— ' ii The traditional attitude to birds in Ireland has been typical of rural communities throughout Europe. ... Small garden birds. such as Robins and Song Thrushes. are regarded as useful foragers alter slugs and other pests of ...
Publisher: Poyser
Bird Observatories of Britain and Ireland
608 pages 		Bird Observatories of Britain and Ireland

Creator: Mike Archer | Nature - 2010-09-01
not often heard in an Irish garden. Two lucky birders, along with two very lucky islanders, were fortunate to see a Lesser Grey Shrike ... Warbler was found, again in Cotter's Garden, this bird being the last highlight of September.
Publisher: Poyser
The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland
448 pages 		The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland

Creator: Peter Lack | Nature - 2010-11-30
Like its predecessor, The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland has called for an outstanding cooperative ... had numerous data from gardens in both suburban and rural areas as a result of the BTO's Garden Bird Feeding Survey.
Publisher: Poyser

irish garden birds - News


The Irish Times - Saturday, June 4, 2011
Irish Times - Jun 03, 2011
The Irish Times - Saturday, June 4, 2011 He sings in English and in Irish and when he sings, nobody speaks and you can only hear him and the birds, the ones who are late going to bed and their song sounds exactly like . . . youlickteeth, youlickteeth, youlickteeth. Later the same night,

Jock Tamson's Bairns
Herald Scotland - Jun 06, 2011
she said coldly, “Would you mind keeping your cat away from my garden, it's upsetting the birds.” “Of course,” Pat replied. “If I see her there again, I'll come and get her.” As they were new to the area she, of course, wanted to keep on the right side

Blown away by gales but still ready for Bloom
Irish Times - Jun 01, 2011
Blown away by gales but still ready for Bloom Winds wreaked havoc in part of the walled garden. But everything's shipshape for Bloom today 'BLOWN away by Ireland” trumpeted last week's world headlines, as the BBC News , The Daily Mail and even The Huffington Post all remarked on Ireland's wild and

Top ten walking trails in Ireland - SEE PHOTOS
Irish Central - Jun 03, 2011
The route follows on occasion the Military Road, constructed by the British in the early 19th century to gain access to the lower regions of the county and the Irish rebels hiding within. Wicklow is known as the 'Garden of Ireland' and its lush valleys

Murf's Nature Notes – The Parrot of the Sea
Irish Weather Online - May 30, 2011
June is that time of the year when all our garden and summers visiting birds, are in full breeding mode. The peak Spring bird migration period has just ended and birds throughout the country settle down, reproduce, raise their young and await the