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Bird Watch Ireland Survey. 1/12/2014 – 1/3/2015
In particular we would like to focus on the “Garden Birdwatch Survey” run by Bird watch Ireland. This is a simple count each week of any common garden birds seen at your bird table.
You can use the form provided to record counts. At the end of February completed forms can be returned to tidy towns committee, who will submit them to bird watch Ireland
Other Wildlife Surveys You might like to investigate these :
Hopit Frogs http://www.ipcc.ie/help-ipcc/hop-to-it-national-frog-survey-irelandcard/Bats www.batconservationireland.org/Dragonfly www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/Butterfly http://www.butterflyireland.com/contents.htm Badger Watch www.badgerwatch.ie/ Birds Birdwatch Ireland also have surveys for Countryside Birds, and Wetland birds www.birdwatchireland.ie/Ourwork/Volunteersurveys/tabid/1217/Default.aspx
We are inviting households to watch the birds and animals in their gardens this winter.
Birdhill Wildlife Survey (Winter/Spring)
In previous years Birdhill households recorded local wildlife.We are including this form and inviting you to participate again.Any sightings are welcome. Some examples could include:
1st frog spawn sightings, frog sightings, cookoo sightings/heard, foxes, badgers, deer, bats, dragonflies, butterflies, wild geese, squirrels, mink, etc. Please include road kills
At the end of May completed forms can be returned to tidy towns committee, and results will be posted on tidy towns website.
Birdhill Wildlife Survey (Winter/Spring)
Date Species Grid Ref. Location Comments
Eg. 22/05/2011
Cuckoo (Cuach)Cuculus Canorus
The Pollaghs Trail Marker 5 – Heard from the woodlands
And if you cant see your bird here, then your mission,
should you choose to accept it, is to shoot the bird - with a camera!
Sparrowhawk Feral Pigeon Wood Pigeon Collared Dove Grey Wagtail
Pied Wagtail WrenDunnock
RobinBlackbird
Fieldfare Song Thrush Redwing Mistle Thrush Blackcap (female)
Goldcrest Long-tailed TitCoal Tit
Blue Tit Great Tit
Magpie RookJackdawHooded Crow
Starling
House Sparrow Chaffinch Greenfinch GoldfinchSiskin
Bullfinch Redpoll