The northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) was declared Ireland's national bird by a committee of the Irish Wildlife Conservancy in 1990. Tip of the Week: Some birds can be leucistic or albino ...

Northern Ireland Raptor Support Group reveal at their recent conference in Enniskillen the number of raptor birds that have been targeted ...

The time of year you see a bird can be important. Many of the birds we see in Ireland are migrants, either coming here to breed, such as the swallow; for the non-breeding time of the year ...

Telling birds of prey apart isn’t always easy ... Where to see them: Upland moors in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Spot them by: Their slow, low flight over heather-covered moors.