#BaskingShark by Baltimore Sea Safari during a boat trip off Cape Clear today.
#CapeClear #Baltimore #shark #boattrip

4 Basking Sharks feeding near Red Strand #WestCork last night, in difficult lighting conditions. The last few days of settled weather has led to plenty of sightings of the 2nd biggest shark on the planet. Keep your eyes peeled!
#Cork #Ireland Cork Beo Pure Cork BBC Springwatch

Great evening for some shore based whale watching. 2 minke whales, 25 common dolphin & 1 harbour porpoise from Cloghna Head. Short clip of a dolphin feeding from the same spot last year. Rory Jackson West Cork Ocean Tours has plenty of space next few days if you want to see some blubber. #westcork #Cork

We have become ingenious at thinking up the most efficient ways of eliminating nature.

And no: bird feeders or 'bug hotels' *can't* actually make up for destroyed habitat.

Turnstones on my local West Cork patch today... fabulous little waders.

Photographed with the Panasonic Lumix G9II and the Panasonic/Leica 100-400mm.

Definitely feeling like spring on the local patch this morning. A handful of freshly arrived Willow Warblers singing away alongside a background chorus of Chiffchaffs that have been around for the last week or more.

In #Ireland we build or farm on floodplains and then Office of Public Works spend millions downstream trying to stop flooding with concrete, wrecking habitats. We could be letting nature do the job for us!

They're back!! Applications now open for the 2024 Biodiversity Recorders Grant from National Parks and Wildlife Service 🫎🐀🦉🦇🐾🦡🦋🐌🪼🐞☘️🌼🍁🌳🌻🌱🪱🕸 please share! Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin Biodiversity Ireland BirdWatch Ireland Collie Ennis 🕷🐸 Denise O'Meara The HSI Aoife O'Rourke Irish Wildlife Trust

Guess what I'm getting to play with over the next few weeks! Look out for sample images shot with the #LUMIX #G9II over the coming weeks. Full review on the Ireland's Wildlife website soon....
#Panasonic #lumix #LUMIX G9II #wildlifephoto #ireland

Isn't it amazing that we can hear Woodpeckers in Ireland now!?

Listen out for their explosive drumming displays soon. Dead standing wood is essential for these. Please don't chop down, if safe to leave be!

What a wonderful addition to our soundscape 😍

Photo: Luiz Lapa

The Vortex Optics Razor HD 27-60x85 HD is a premium high-performance spotting scope that's great for birding and wildlife observation... but falls just short of the very best... read our full #review here:
irelandswildlife.com/vortex-razor-h…
#birding #optics #spottingscope #wildlife #Ireland

What was your first bird in 2024?

Mine wasn't this Rock Dove. I heard a House Sparrow and actually saw a Collared Dove.

Rock Dove
Cape Clear, Co. Cork, Ireland 2017

The difference between the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) and the Gulf Stream and why one could collapse and its repercussions.

What would the collapse of an important Atlantic Ocean current mean for Ireland? (via TheJournal.ie) jrnl.ie/6130083

Independent review | Swarovski Optik NL Pure 10×42 binocular, as tested by Ireland's Wildlife: irelandswildlife.com/swarovski-opti…

We've finalised dates for our popular Discover Wildlife Weekends for 2024 -- hope you can join us in April, June, August or September... more info here:
irelandswildlife.com/2024-discover-…
#wildlife #ireland #WestCork #birding Celtic Ross Hotel #Cork

#Supertrawlers are giant factory ships, usually 100 metres+, that catch tonnes of fish, and whatever else is in their way, every day with their kilometre-long nets. #bycatch

It’s not hard to imagine the devastating impact they have on the ocean.

Read the article:…

🎄 Give the gift of reading this Christmas. A new book titled Shannon Dolphins was published in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Shannon Dolphin long-term project.
Available at iwdg.ie. All proceeds goes directly to support the Shannon Dolphins.

What if there was a solution to the issues of flooding, drought, water quality, biodiversity loss and even fires with no major infrastructure, lengthy planning permissions or costly technology, minimal maintenance and was cheap and easy to implement...
irishtimes.com/environment/cl…

Don't buy the industry + government hype. Monoculture tree plantations do NOT help against climate breakdown: they worsen it.

They spell death for nature + local communities too.

We need more REAL, not fake, forests.

🌎

Out of #Ireland for a few weeks of winter sunshine, not to mention epic #wildlife watching.

#iwontour in #SouthAfrica , and it's been incredible so far.

Let's kick off with a few Plains Zebra grazing around our accommodation at Crystal Springs Mountain Lodge, Mpumalanga.