Organisation: BTO

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<p>One of Ireland’s natural mysteries may soon be solved as the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has commenced a cross-channel Cuckoo tracking project with the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) to find out just where Irish cuckoos spend their winter months. It is hoped the project will also answer if Irish cuckoos undertake a different migration strategy. Pictures: Valerie O’Sullivan</p>

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Anja Murray: Cuckoos and climate change

Judging by the data yielded by the satellite tracking project, summer droughts in southern Europe, the result of accelerating climate change, have been having a major impact on cuckoo survival

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Robin still Ireland’s favourite garden bird despite finches’ return

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Tesco wagtail gets stay of execution

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Tesco axes plan to hire sniper to shoot bird

Whitethroats feeling the heat

Varied lifestyle for Irish coal tit

Tag project that’s far from cuckoo

THE cuckoo is in trouble.

Mon, 02 Jul, 2012

Sharp decline in some bird numbers

THE British Trust for Ornithology, normally called the BTO, publishes a Garden Bird Feeding Survey and it makes for interesting reading.

Mon, 27 Sep, 2010

Life and death of a glamorous predator

A NOTE from the British Trust for Ornithology (the ‘BTO’) says that a sparrowhawk, ringed by me, has been found in Malahide.

Mon, 03 Sep, 2007

Outlook is bleak for the comeback kid

THE area of North County Dublin where I live used to be farmed.

Mon, 18 Jun, 2007

Organisation: BTO

Anja Murray: Cuckoos and climate change

Robin still Ireland’s favourite garden bird despite finches’ return

Tesco wagtail gets stay of execution

Tesco axes plan to hire sniper to shoot bird

Whitethroats feeling the heat

Varied lifestyle for Irish coal tit

Tag project that’s far from cuckoo

Sharp decline in some bird numbers

Life and death of a glamorous predator

Outlook is bleak for the comeback kid

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Mick Clifford

Organisation: BTO

Anja Murray: Cuckoos and climate change

Robin still Ireland’s favourite garden bird despite finches’ return

Tesco wagtail gets stay of execution

Tesco axes plan to hire sniper to shoot bird

Whitethroats feeling the heat

Varied lifestyle for Irish coal tit

Tag project that’s far from cuckoo

Sharp decline in some bird numbers

Life and death of a glamorous predator

Outlook is bleak for the comeback kid

Latest

Mick Clifford

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