Puffin
Puffins are very striking birds. Some people say they look like clowns of the sea. These stocky birds and can live for up to thirty years. They can be seen on the Saltee Islands off the coast of Wexford and on yhr Puffin Island Wildbird Conservancy off the coast of Co. Kerry.
Courtesy of the EPAPuffin
Puffins are very striking birds. Some people say they look like clowns of the sea. These stocky birds and can live for up to thirty years. They can be seen on the Saltee Islands off the coast of Wexford and on yhr Puffin Island Wildbird Conservancy off the coast of Co. Kerry.
Courtesy of the EPAIreland has almost 200 regularly occuring bird species. They build nests in trees, hedgerows, old buildings, or even in the eaves of houses.
In this section, we will take a closer look at some of the birds you are most likely to see flying in Irish skies, or hopping through hedges or just sitting on fence-tops.
Once you have learned a little about each bird, you should be able to recognise them the next time you see them in your garden!